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    recovery and os upgrade from hidden partition

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by kungouf, Oct 27, 2009.

  1. kungouf

    kungouf Newbie

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    Hello all

    i wish to upgrade to windows 7 from vista from my t61 and would like to know the best way to do it.
    i would like to keep the ability to go back to the previous vista factory restore (if i sell or give away my thinkpad i would like to keep my win 7 licence).
    Can i just install win 7, will this latter erase the hidden partition?
    do i need to create the backup files or should i just hit the blue button on startup to recover from the hidden partition?

    Thank you
     
    kungouf, Oct 27, 2009
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  2. Renee

    Renee Notebook Virtuoso

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    I would make a back up of your diskS and then go with windows 7.
    Renee
     
    Renee, Oct 27, 2009
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  3. Kuzuryuusen

    Kuzuryuusen Notebook Enthusiast

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    It should be OK as long as you leave the hidden partitions alone. Yes just hit the blue button on startup.
    But you should burn your own recovery disk set right after you laid your hands on your thinkpad, I think.
    With the recovery disks you can restore the thinkpad to factory setting any time you want, even without the hidden partitions.
     
    Kuzuryuusen, Oct 27, 2009
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  4. kungouf

    kungouf Newbie

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    ok good to know that we can get rid of the partition once the recovery disk burnt, im going to do that a much convenient way to restore! thanks for your replies!
     
    kungouf, Oct 28, 2009
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