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    How to do a Clean win 7 installation without lose the Recovery Option

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by koca12, Apr 25, 2011.

  1. koca12

    koca12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi again, some time ago i make a Clean windows 7 intallation on mi old inspiron n4010. unfortunedly when i didi the fresh isntall i lose the option of factory recovery. i mean the recovery partition was instac i didnt erease it, but when i try to do a factory recovery at the start by pressing f8 and then "repair system" the factory recovery option was unable.

    for these reason i need to know how to isntall windows7 on my new XPS 15 without lose the option of the factory recovery

    i hope you undertandme, and sorry for my bad english is not my native language

    thanks for helping
     
    koca12, Apr 25, 2011
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  2. NoAirBanding

    NoAirBanding Notebook Geek

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    if you want to keep the recovery, why not just use that it to reinstall windows?
     
    NoAirBanding, Apr 25, 2011
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    TaiBo Notebook Guru

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    Correct me please if I'm wrong but using the recovery option would not give him a "Clean" install of Windows 7. Right? :confused:
     
    TaiBo, Apr 25, 2011
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    koca12 Notebook Enthusiast

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    becuase if i use the recovery partition it make a factory restore, with all the apps that i dont want in mi windows. for that is the Clean instalation
     
    koca12, Apr 25, 2011
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    dereksurfs Notebook Geek

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    You could just reformat the partion with all your other data on it and leave the recovery partition alone. Then reinstall the OS on the the fleshly reformatted partition, load the drivers and your off.

    If you would like detailed steps I'm sure there are plenty online. Try googling Refomat Windows 7. I usually always go with a fresh install when ordering a new system.

    However if you have the OS Recovery disk and the Dell Drivers disk you do not need the restore partition. I usually wipe everything clean. ust my preference.

    Derek
     
    dereksurfs, Apr 25, 2011
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    I've decided to wipe the whole disk clean. Laptop arrives in two days.
     
    dereksurfs, May 12, 2011
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