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    Can I delete all partitions of my Vaio Laptop

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by Batoussai, Feb 4, 2013.

  1. Batoussai

    Batoussai Newbie

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    So, I have a sony laptop that is already out of the warrancy, and since i've had problems with malware infections (wich might be resistant to the regular format process) i'd like to know if i can use a Linux live-CD to undo the partition table and clean everything up before reinstall Windows.
     
    Batoussai, Feb 4, 2013
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  2. Szadzik

    Szadzik Notebook Evangelist

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    Yes, you can.
     
    Szadzik, Feb 4, 2013
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  3. Pohmell

    Pohmell Notebook Consultant

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    Wasn't Rapid Wake using one partition to function correctly?
     
    Pohmell, Feb 5, 2013
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