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    m1330 - installing vista 64bit, do i need to do anything?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dragonuk, Aug 5, 2008.

  1. dragonuk

    dragonuk Notebook Consultant

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    I am going to install vista 64 bit.

    I seem to have 4 partitions, 2 hidden (one is like 128mb , other is like 2 gb.)

    Then I have C: main partition, and the other 9.8gb recovery partition.

    Can i delete them all and merge into one, then install vista ultimate? Do i need anything from these partitions.

    Also If i am going to reinstall media direct 3.5 do I install that from the disk after I have installed vista 64bit, or do I format, and install media direct first, then vista 64bit??

    cheers
     
    dragonuk, Aug 5, 2008
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    paper_wastage Beat this 7x7x7 Cube

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    in ur Vista installation(the one where you choose ur partitiont 2 install vista into).... u can delete all the partitions there

    but i think theres a 128MB partition thats partially hidden, which is the diagnostics partition... leave that alone

    not sure about media direct, because i think its a crap piece of software.... but i think partition using media direct first before installing vista
     
    paper_wastage, Aug 5, 2008
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