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    Advice request for clean install

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by sprucejuice, Dec 21, 2012.

  1. sprucejuice

    sprucejuice Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Guys,

    I'm about to prep my R1 for a reinstall with a view to sell on (recently upgraded to the m14x). I'd like to make the clean install as factory fresh as possible. Is there a way to get everything on including the respawn partition stuff? My normal clean install wouldn't bother with this? Is it worth the effort? Is it even possible?

    Thanks,

    S
     
    sprucejuice, Dec 21, 2012
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    steviejones133 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you created recovery media when you first got the machine, why not just boot from that and restore back to factory condition? - it'll then be exactly like it was when you turned it on the first time.....
     
    steviejones133, Dec 21, 2012
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    radji Farewell, Solenya...

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    radji, Dec 21, 2012
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    Great, thanks guys
     
    sprucejuice, Dec 21, 2012
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