IIf I set up a vista/linux dual boot system on my new laptop, and subsequently need to re-install vista, will the vista recovery disks that came with the laptop be sufficient or do I need to buy a separate full vista installation disk? I'm worried that the recovery disks will blast the linux partition. Jonathan
wrote in message news:83c3bad2-ca80-40da-9873-d50d884a82bb@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... > IIf I set up a vista/linux dual boot system on my new laptop, and > subsequently need to re-install vista, will the vista recovery disks > that came with the laptop be sufficient or do I need to buy a separate > full vista installation disk? I'm worried that the recovery disks will > blast the linux partition. > They will. Recovery disks will normally put the machine back to the state in which you received it from the factory....
wrote: > IIf I set up a vista/linux dual boot system on my new laptop, and > subsequently need to re-install vista, will the vista recovery disks > that came with the laptop be sufficient or do I need to buy a separate > full vista installation disk? I'm worried that the recovery disks will > blast the linux partition. > > Jonathan The recovery disks, recovery partitions, and downloadable recovery .iso files from Dell will wipe out the entire hard drive. Then it/they will restore the entire hard drive to the state it was in when it was delivered to you. Not only will all files be wiped out, all partitions that you may have created for other OSes and their swap files and data will be erased as well. I wiped out a dual-booted Ubuntu install- ation that way. I assume that the situation is similar with other OEMs. *TimDaniels*
"Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message news:ukFqDm0DJHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > wrote in message > news:83c3bad2-ca80-40da-9873-d50d884a82bb@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >> IIf I set up a vista/linux dual boot system on my new laptop, and >> subsequently need to re-install vista, will the vista recovery disks >> that came with the laptop be sufficient or do I need to buy a separate >> full vista installation disk? I'm worried that the recovery disks will >> blast the linux partition. >> > > > They will. Recovery disks will normally put the machine back to the state > in which you received it from the factory.... Unless Gordon Does It Then The System Will Be So Screwed Up He Will Have To Take It To BestBuy AND Have The GeekSquad Fix It For Him. Just FYI
"Gordon" <gordonbparker@yahoo.com.invalid> wrote in message news:ukFqDm0DJHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > wrote in message > news:83c3bad2-ca80-40da-9873-d50d884a82bb@r66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com... >> IIf I set up a vista/linux dual boot system on my new laptop, and >> subsequently need to re-install vista, will the vista recovery disks >> that came with the laptop be sufficient or do I need to buy a separate >> full vista installation disk? I'm worried that the recovery disks will >> blast the linux partition. >> > > > They will. Recovery disks will normally put the machine back to the state > in which you received it from the factory.... Posting Twice I See. Better Get One Of Those Vista For Dummies And Read It All Weekend. Just FYI. You Shouldn't Post Twice. Just FYI. You Are Wasting Bandwidth. Just FYI.
