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    Installing Xp In Recovery Partition

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by social_loafer, May 30, 2007.

  1. social_loafer

    social_loafer Notebook Enthusiast

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    i have a 160 gb hard disk..

    i have win vista pre installed in my I 6400.

    now i want to install win xp .along with my vista..now is it possible for me to install xp in the 10 GB recovery partition???? if yes..then what will i lose in that recovery partition ...is the data present in that partition important????
     
    social_loafer, May 30, 2007
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  2. Amber

    Amber Notebook Prophet NBR Reviewer

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    I don't see why you couldn't install XP in that partition, but I have never tried it.

    Is this the Norton recovery partition?
     
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    social_loafer Notebook Enthusiast

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    well i dont know whether its a norton partition..anyways how can i know whether it has norton partition
     
    social_loafer, May 30, 2007
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