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    Reinstalling vista on Dell Inspiron 1525

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by benzlay, Apr 28, 2009.

  1. benzlay

    benzlay Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all. My Brother bought Dell Inspiron 1525 that has
    3Gb ram 250GB Hdd and T5800 cpu.It came with Vista
    Home basic sp1 installed and the Vista reinstallation DVD.

    The first partition has 240GB and the 2ed 10 which is recovery.I want to format and repartition so it will have 2 partition 120 each.

    Can make a clean installatioon from that DVD?
    Do i need the recovery partition or can i delete it?

    Any other tips on how to install on a notebook will be welcomed since this is my first one.
     
    benzlay, Apr 28, 2009
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  2. idq000

    idq000 Notebook Deity

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    You can install Windows Vista Basic and overwrite the Recovery partition; it is not necessary. You can definitely make a clean installation from that DVD and during the installation process, you can partition the drive into two portions if you want. Just make two partitions of 120 GB. I think this is what you're asking. If not, post back and I'm sure either me or some other member who is more knowledgable will get back to you.
     
    idq000, Apr 28, 2009
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  3. benzlay

    benzlay Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you very much for the fast reply.
    That exactly what i asked.

    Any tips on installing on dell or is it the same as
    on a regular computer?
     
    benzlay, Apr 28, 2009
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  4. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    It should be the same on a Dell as on any other computer. If you use a Dell OEM disk, you won't have to activate the installation either.
     
    Commander Wolf, Apr 28, 2009
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  5. benzlay

    benzlay Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thanks for the tips I Will get right to it.
    Have a nice day.
     
    benzlay, Apr 28, 2009
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