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    HP Restore Partition along with Drive D:

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mbushnaq00, Mar 31, 2008.

  1. mbushnaq00

    mbushnaq00 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,

    I was wondering, if I shrink drive C: in order to create a new drive called D:, will it affect the restore partition? If not, when I restore again, does the restore wipe out any other partition(s) except C:?
     
    mbushnaq00, Mar 31, 2008
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    R4000 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Yes, because the restore partition will put the drive back to factory installation.
     
    R4000, Mar 31, 2008
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    If you restore using restore DVDs, yes, it will wipe out all partitions. If you restore using the disk partition, then it probably will not, but that's a pretty big gamble.
     
    orev, Mar 31, 2008
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    Do you think it will wipe off my D partition if I only restore the Operating system?
     
    vassil_98, Apr 22, 2008
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    With the recovery discs it will wipe out the whole drive to restore into factory condition. If you have the vista install cd, you can choose to just install the OS
     
    flipfire, Apr 22, 2008
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    When I restored Vista from the partition it only restored C drive, leaving D drive alone.

    When I restored from the DVDs it restored the entire HD.
     
    glatzfront, Apr 23, 2008
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    mbushnaq00 Notebook Evangelist

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    so u were able to use the "f11" restore partition after creating a new drive...?
     
    mbushnaq00, Apr 23, 2008
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    If I remember correctly I started the restore from within Windows after creating a new partition. Don't remember trying F11.
     
    glatzfront, Apr 26, 2008
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    netkiller Notebook Consultant

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    I have no idea what is the question is.
    If you shink your C:/, your new partition would be called E:/ cause the Recovery partition is D:/ by default. You could change the drive letter in the Disk Management. You can use Disk Management to shrink the C:/ partition. The split maybe irreversible.

    If you restore then the Hard Drive will become one whole again with the Recovery partition.
     
    netkiller, Apr 26, 2008
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