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    Thinking about reformatting...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by chewy0055, Jul 16, 2007.

  1. chewy0055

    chewy0055 Notebook Guru

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    Well I got my 1520 today and I just love it! The only thing is that the recovery utility is on a partition and not a disc like they used to do. So I was wondering if I reinstall vista, can I put it on a disc myself or do I have to keep the partition? Any way I can get a disc?
     
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    b0r Notebook Evangelist

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    Your notebook didn't ship with ANY recovery disc? No "Dell Windows Installation Disc"? This is extremely odd..

    I believe you can call dell (like i did with an old HP that had recovery on the drive) and say you want some sort of recovery DISC. If not, you can download Windows Vista Home basic/premium. Since you have a licensed key, you are allowed to download the software for free without breaking any pirating laws.
     
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    chewy0055 Notebook Guru

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    Nope, Im not too happy with this because every thread I have read had stated they recieved one.
     
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    Yeah, call them and tell them you want the disc.

    Like I said, you can LEGALLY download vista and burn your own backup since you legally own a license to the product.
     
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    chewy0055 Notebook Guru

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    Do you know where I can get the download to make my recov disk?
     
    chewy0055, Jul 16, 2007
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