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kcrockett07

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April 27th, 2007 22:00

Recover Partition in Vista

Yeah I have a question about partitions with Vista. I just got my Dimension E521 this week and I got all the restore CD's but there is a 10GB partition for what I would assume the restore (basically whats on the 3 DVD's that Dell sent with my system. (the partition is called "Recovery") Can I get rid of this? Will the computer be fine if I do? Also how would I go about doing it and will it void my warranty?
  • Noxo

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    Posted April 27th, 2007 22:00

    I wouldn't recommend it. It'll save you a couple hours of re-installing when you do need to use it.
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    Posted April 27th, 2007 22:00

    Honestly thats not a big deal. Especially if I have all the DVDs I could use the extra 10GB (I got a 320GB drive, I have an ipod love to fill it up but hate to run out of space lol.) also I could use it for alot of other stuff. If I had not received the DVDs i would not even worry about this and would keep it. But if I have the DVDs it just makes sense. I just want to know how to go about it and if it voids any warranty.
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    Posted April 28th, 2007 01:00

    It won't void your warranty. In order to do it you'll need a program like partition magic to adjust your partitions, or you can delete the partitions in the vista setup and create a new one that takes up the whole drive and re-install vista.
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    Posted April 28th, 2007 03:00

    Partition Magic does not work in Vista. This will. I haven't used it myself though.
     
     
     
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