you need 'some' method of booting the PC and running chkdsk c: /f /r
you could make a bootable penstick or use 'any' system disc
it does not 'have' to be the same OS
if you have a vista disc or win 7 disc that has a nice repair option.
you should find that the dell has an F12 option to boot to a diagnostic partition
that should be able to repair or enable you to run chkdsk.
look on the net for that type of lappy and how to get onto the repair partition
i would not however, commend doing a factory install because the punters files will be lost.
dx
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