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    G51VX-X1A Windows 7 Recovery CD?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Loadingtext, Jun 12, 2010.

  1. Loadingtext

    Loadingtext Notebook Guru

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    Hello,

    I'm planning to format my laptop with Windows 7, but the disc that it came with for the G51VX-X1A contains only Windows Vista Drivers.

    The asus website has the updated Windows 7 drivers, but does anyone know of the a link to get the Windows 7 Recovery Disc for the G51VX-X1A?

    If not, then I'll probably end up downloading all the drivers from the asus website and install them one by one.

    Thanks.
     
    Loadingtext, Jun 12, 2010
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  2. David

    David NBR Random Reviewer NBR Reviewer

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    Only one recovery disk can be supplied with a laptop. Since your laptop came with Vista, Asus will not provide you windows 7 restore disk since the product key that goes with your laptop only works for Vista. You'll most likely have to just install win7 with your own copy of the installation disk and download the drivers individually. After all drivers are installed, you can then use the AI-recovery utility from Asus to create your own Win7 recovery disks.
     
    David, Jun 13, 2010
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