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    Just got my L502x, quesntion about fresh install

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by FlipBack, Aug 11, 2011.

  1. FlipBack

    FlipBack Notebook Evangelist

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    Normally the first thing I do when I get a new OEM PC is install a Fresh copy of Windows. Normally the drive has 2 partitions, one OS and one recovery. Normally I just format the drive into one empty partion and install windows on that. But my laptop has 3 partitions, os, recovery, and oem. Will I be fine if I format it all into one partition and install Windows on it?

    Thanks!!
     
    FlipBack, Aug 11, 2011
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    dalamchops Notebook Evangelist

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    yes, just like all of us with ssds, we won't have a recovery partition
     
    dalamchops, Aug 11, 2011
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    Windows 7 puts a 100MB partition in, that's probably your third. It'll just add it back when you install Windows, no biggie.
     
    madmattd, Aug 11, 2011
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