How PC Restore to work if the blue bar does not appear?

I am trying to perform a PC Restore to get my system to the configuration factory before giving it to my niece. Tried to follow the OEM instruction manual but never saw the ' Blue Bar withwww. Référence Dell.com "at the top of the screen during the boot process. I am running Windows XP SP3 on a Dimension E510. I don't know that the partition from the factory is on the C: drive because I have only 51 GB available for me on a 80 GB drive. Any ideas on how to get the blue bar so I can continue?

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