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    Can i wipe the C drive and install Vista64 and use Restore?

    Discussion in 'Toshiba' started by Tinderbox (UK), Sep 16, 2008.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

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    I will have an A300 , I want to use Vista 64 but i need to be able to restore the laptop to factory setting if i need to return it.

    Can i do it????

    Thanks

    John.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Sep 16, 2008
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    Why would you not be able to return your laptop to its factory settings?

    Are the recovery discs for applications and drivers only, or is it the entire OS, applications, etc.?

    If it's the former of those 2 options, I'd say sure, why not! :D
     
    synic, Sep 16, 2008
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    Do you get recovery disks?, Do they work if you wipe the entire drive, but you still have the recovery partition.

    I dont know i need answers.
     
    Tinderbox (UK), Sep 16, 2008
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    I don't know either; I own a Thinkpad. I had to create my own recovery discs (which I will probably never use anyway).

    I just sort of assumed got some sort of disc(s) that allow you to go back to the factory settings.

    You could make an image of the HDD, put it on a cd, and call that your "recovery disc."

    :D
     
    synic, Sep 16, 2008
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    y2khardtop Notebook Consultant

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    My x205 came with a recovery cd/dvd, so it would overwrite any setup I install. I don't know if all current Toshibas come with recovery CD's, but I imagine they probably do.
     
    y2khardtop, Sep 16, 2008
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    The A300 has the facility to create recovery disks. Create those, then install x64. If they do tell you to revert to original settings, you'll need the recovery DVDs.
     
    agupta, Sep 17, 2008
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