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    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Lollerskates, Jul 2, 2007.

  1. Lollerskates

    Lollerskates Notebook Geek

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    This should be a simple yes or no question. I would like to completely clean off my G1 (pre Santa Rosa) and have a fresh Vista installation. Will the Revovery DvD be the disk to do that for me? I'm thinking yes but I just want to make sure. Also, when I do get this done, will the old installation and files/folders and everything be gone so I'll have to search out new drivers for video, sound and whatever else? Thanks for your inputs.
     
    Lollerskates, Jul 2, 2007
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  2. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Was the G1 originally Vista?

    And the recovery disc does this, convert the HD to how it was when you first turned on the notebook.
     
    coriolis, Jul 2, 2007
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  3. Lollerskates

    Lollerskates Notebook Geek

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    Yes it was originally was Vista Home (32-bit) version. And I did nothing to the hard drive when I got the notebook.
     
    Lollerskates, Jul 2, 2007
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    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    If you use the recovery discs, its as you imagined it, it'll be restored to factory default with the base drivers and programs installed. Everything else is wiped, unless you kept your 2:3 HD partitions(C: and D :), you can choose whether to restore C:, C: and D:, or merge C:+D: while restoring it.
     
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    Yes. You can also use the recovery partition if you did nothing to the hard drive (I think F9 at the ASUS splash screen on boot). Will take MUCH less time than recovering from DVD.

    If you want a clean Vista install, you will have to use the DVD and not insert the drivers CD when it tells you to do so. In that way, you will have a clean installation after the driver CD prompter times out (no drivers, no apps, no bloatware).
     
    E.B.E., Jul 3, 2007
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    Yeah thats what I want, a fresh clean install. I can find drivers for the sound card (just use the CD?) and somewhere I'll find the ones for my graphics card. Anyone have any ideas on an easy place to find the go7700 graphics driver?
     
    Lollerskates, Jul 3, 2007
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    Easiest method would be to search for drivers for ur laptop on the Asus site..
     
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    namely support.asus.com
     
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    One more quick question, how would I begin the process of recovery using hte disc. On my friends Dell, all I had to do was insert the recovery disc (XP) and restart and press F8 and the process began. But that doesnt seem to work with this recovery disc. Anyone have any ideas on how to begin my recovery?
     
    Lollerskates, Aug 5, 2007
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    hit F2 when your laptop boots and you'll enter the BIOS. Hunt around and you'll find a setting called boot priority. Here you want to set your CD/DVD drive to boot 1st, and your HDD as #2. Pop open your dvd drive and throw in the disc. Now hit F10 and your settings will save and you will exit the bios. Your laptop will restart now booting from the DVD first.
     
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    Okay and that should enable me to recover my laptop to the way it was when I first booted it up?
     
    Lollerskates, Aug 5, 2007
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