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Thanks for your reply, the issue is really, whether I need the Vista recovery partition, given that I installed Windows 7 using the upgrade DVD (albeit using the "clean install") method). In other words, I'm being told that I cannot do a System Recovery directly back to Windows 7, because...

Thanks Saltgrass, there is important distinction here: Whilst it's true that I did a "clean install" of W7, I did so using the Upgrade version of the software, i.e. it used the existing Vista OS as a basis for the "clean install". Therefore, it's my understanding, that the Vista Recovery...

Hi there, I have a Dell Inspiron 1721 which came pre-loaded with Vista Home (32bit) The laptop has a "recovery" D: drive which I guess allowed the laptop to revert to factory (Vista) settings in case of problems. I then upgraded to Vista Ultimate (32bit) I have recently done a clean install...