Dell Optiplex 745 restore to factory settings

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I was given a Dell Optiplex 745 with Windows XP at my job and I work for a school. So it requires a login when it boots up, but I don't have the password. Also I do not have any boot discs or OS discs.
Is there a way to format or restore it to factory default?
 
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ScrewySqrl
many dells have a built-in factory restore if you hit F12 off a fresh boot while on the Dell splash screen, though why you would want to restore to XP, a system long dead, that is full of security holes now, I'm not sure.

Boot from a CD/DVD/Flash Drive to install Linux or a newer OS.
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many dells have a built-in factory restore if you hit F12 off a fresh boot while on the Dell splash screen, though why you would want to restore to XP, a system long dead, that is full of security holes now, I'm not sure.

Boot from a CD/DVD/Flash Drive to install Linux or a newer OS.
 
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It's not that I want to boot to XP it's just that I was given a new computer and I can't afford a new one. I'm not very familiar with Linux, but I would be willing to give it a try.
 
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