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    Will installing windows 7 remove the recovery partition?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by owais, Feb 21, 2009.

  1. owais

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    if i install the windows 7 beta, will it remove the recovery partition?
     
    owais, Feb 21, 2009
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    no--------
     
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  3. Hep!

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    Only if you delete the recovery partition. If you install Windows 7, only removing the main partition, it won't effect the recovery partition.
     
    Hep!, Feb 21, 2009
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  4. owais

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    thanks, thats ok :)
     
    owais, Feb 22, 2009
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    But F10 to launch Recovery mode may not work either.
    Make sure you create recovery discs first.
     
    ngvuanh, Feb 23, 2009
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    why wont F10 luach recovery?

    and how would i do it?
     
    owais, Feb 23, 2009
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    By default, Recovery utility writes a code in track 0 to activate recovery mode when F10 is hit at startup. If Windows 7 or other OS modifies track 0 with their own information, F10 will not work.
    I know there some people have this problem. Recovery partition is still there, but recovery mode won't launch when F10 is hit.
     
    ngvuanh, Feb 23, 2009
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    I created another partition to install my Windows 7; I have Windows Vista in one, my recovery partion in another, and Windows 7 in my third =)
     
    noverlap, Feb 23, 2009
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    That's a bit too crowded IMO.
     
    the_1, Feb 27, 2009
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    Still doable.
     
    adonisbook, Feb 27, 2009
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