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    About Pre-Installed SO.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by BlackJair, Nov 21, 2012.

  1. BlackJair

    BlackJair Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi, i bought an Alienware about a year ago and(in that time) i had no idea what the RECOVERY PARTITION was, but thats not the deal... The thing is that i want to know how to(as Recovery partition does) make a recovery partition and when I recover my laptop, make it ask the info(such as user name, GMT and so on) like if the computer were new.

    I mean, have the partition with the desired OS and already installed drivers but with no pc-name and any other information. Is there an "easy" way to do it? or you have to modify an OS?

    Thanks.
     
    BlackJair, Nov 21, 2012
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    Quix Omega Notebook Evangelist

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    Everything that it does can be done in the Control Panel. The PC name is on the System (Advanced) panel.
     
    Quix Omega, Nov 21, 2012
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    BlackJair Notebook Enthusiast

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    Yes, I know it can be done afterwards, but the thing is that I want to make the recovery partition ask for those info after recovering, like factory computer does.
     
    BlackJair, Nov 21, 2012
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    ratchetnclank Notebook Deity

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    Install alienrespawn. It will create the partition automatically and sysprep the machine to give you the OOBE experience.
     
    ratchetnclank, Nov 21, 2012
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