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    G1S Vista installation questions. (Quite a lot of them)

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by Spider_3000, Sep 8, 2007.

  1. Spider_3000

    Spider_3000 Notebook Consultant

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    Hi. When I got my G1S, I wiped the whole drive clean and made 3 partitions:
    1. For XP
    2. For Vista (which is empty)
    3. For Files

    I installed XP only so far. However I deleted all the hidden partitions too because I didn't think I needed them. So now I want to install Vista. But I have a few questions:
    • What exactly does the recovery cd do? Is it going to revert the WHOLE drive back to factory config and would that also include all the ASUS bloatware or just a barebone Vista installation?
    • Do I need those hidden drives? I heard they have something to do with recovery, but are they really needed/useful? Also how would I get them back if I need them?
    • And should I just use Vista? XP has given me some problems on the G1S, especially with the graphics drivers.
    So yeah. I got the recovery CD and the shop I bought the laptop from gave me a Vista CD which is a copy, but I have the original serial anyway. Which one should I use?
    Also it would be nice if someone can post links to any guides to optimize Vista and what I should do after I installed it.
    Sorry for so many questions...
    Thanks!
     
    Spider_3000, Sep 8, 2007
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  2. redzapper

    redzapper Notebook Consultant

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    The recovery cd does not install the ASUS programs unless you insert the drivers cd when prompted. I believe the vista cd gives you more disk options at teh start but they both will give you a clean install.
    The hidden partition is a recovery partition. Once deleted you can't get it back.
    I jsut use vista - too much of a pain to get Xp working properly but some have been able to. Do a search.

    I recommend doing this to optimize vista:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=162906

    and then this:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=166532
     
    redzapper, Sep 8, 2007
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  3. Spider_3000

    Spider_3000 Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the reply. So what exactly is the recovery partition for? And does the recovery cd wipe the whole drive or just a partition clean?
     
    Spider_3000, Sep 8, 2007
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  4. Miyabina

    Miyabina Notebook Consultant

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    The recovery partition from what I understand is basically the same thing as that restore disc that comes with it.
    I have no about how the restore CD works though, I think it might wipe everything however. I've only booted from it once and got confused a bit over what it was asking so I just used a different real vista install dvd to fix my boot problems.
     
    Miyabina, Sep 8, 2007
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