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    Inspiron Clean Vista Reinstall

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by RobDimmock, Jun 8, 2009.

  1. RobDimmock

    RobDimmock Newbie

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    Hi,

    Im looking to do a reinstall of Vista on my inspiron laptop. I dont have the OEM disc as I have lost it. I have been told that Dell laptops have a hidden partition to do a factory re install of the OS. Can anyone help me with this procedure?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.

    Cheers
    Rob
     
    RobDimmock, Jun 8, 2009
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  2. Cin'

    Cin' Anathema

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    Here you go, this thread should be very helpful for you! :D

    Dell Vista Laptop Reformat and Bloatware Removal Guide
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=157838


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Jun 8, 2009
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  3. Fragilexx

    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Not all Dells have this installation partition; it depends on where you bought it from. I myself bought it direct from Dell and I did not have the recovery partition. I however make sure I always keep all discs. Unforutunately, this means I still have an Office 97 CD ROM......which I believe was my first CD ROM. I also had it on floppy disk, but after re-installing 31 floppy disks 5 or 6 times, you do end up getting tired and just buy the CD ROM.....
     
    Fragilexx, Jun 8, 2009
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