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    DVD Recovery

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by lucretio, Aug 19, 2009.

  1. lucretio

    lucretio Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have an ASUS laptop that came with Vista Home Premium installed in just one partition (C :).

    The question is: Can i format the entire drive creating two or more partitions WITHOUT installing those useless softwares that came from factory (anti-virus, asus miscellaneous softwares and etc.)?

    If not, can i take a Vista Home Premium DVD and use my original key to install it?

    thx, and sorry for my bad english (long time without pratice).
     
    lucretio, Aug 19, 2009
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  2. DetlevCM

    DetlevCM Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Instal from recovery disc without junk - difficult to say, and manufacturer, sometimes even model specific.

    So you need to ask this in the Asus forum - also make sure your laptop manufacturer hasn't got any propritary tricks ups his sleeve (yes, Sony, why are your Fn buttons etc. "locked" to Sony tools?)

    Regarding the OEM disc - that should work.

    Also, make sure you dowload all you need from the manufacturers website before you begin :)
     
    DetlevCM, Aug 19, 2009
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