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    Laptop recovery and partition

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by avin7000, Apr 30, 2011.

  1. avin7000

    avin7000 Notebook Geek

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    Guys I am gonna format my HDD, so needed recovery options.

    Backup :
    1. I have Win 7 Pro edition and also factory recovery partition
    2. Now I am want to format HDD, changing to GUID Partition Table
    3. If I take back up, which is on currently MBR, I can restore the same back up in GUID also ?

    Restore :
    1. So how I am supposed to take back up of my system ? Well I have already restored to Factory using factory partition and hence back up will be just as it came out of factory
    2. I have got recovery disk, from dell. From that I can restore ?

    OS :
    1. I don't have Win 7 pro installation disk, but can I install using Recovery Disk ?
    2. I have win 7 ultimate installation dvd, after installation can I downgrade to professional and use my dell oem key ??

    In simple words, I want to clean my hdd and install OS, restore it same as it came out of factory.

    Thanks a lot :)
     
    avin7000, Apr 30, 2011
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