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    Vostro 1700 Dual Boot Headache...

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by m0b1liz3, Mar 1, 2008.

  1. m0b1liz3

    m0b1liz3 Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have read the total guide for dual booting Vista and XP.

    I have shrunk my Vista to give me some unpartitioned space.
    I am now at the point where I want to install my Nlited XP disk with all neccessary drivers.

    The problem is that I have 4 partitions already and that is apparently too many for XP to install.

    1. dell diagnostics (a fat partition)
    2. media direct
    3. recovery partition
    4. vista os

    I have never used the Dell Diagnositics but it is apparently for diagnosing hardware problems. (This would be the only reason I would ever call Dell since support if painful there).

    My first impulse was to remove the dell diagnostics cause i like media direct. Any thoughts? I can run the Dell Diagnostics off a USB or CD so the only question is will removing it by deleting the partition cause any problems?
     
    m0b1liz3, Mar 1, 2008
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  2. nobscot6

    nobscot6 Wise One

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    do you reall need media direct??

    do you really need the recovery partition?

    do you really need dell diagnostics?

    do you know how to do a clean install of vista if you get rid of those partitions and start over??
     
    nobscot6, Mar 1, 2008
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