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 to Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit).
I have a couple of questions:
(1) Do I need the existing D: "recovery" partition? I do not intend to ever go back to Vista but is it useful as a a safety net in case something happens?
Note that I have the Vista Operating System CD that came with the laptop when I bought it.
(2) I presume Windows 7 already includes a "recovery" section somewhere on the laptop. If I delete the Vista recovery partition, can I use the Windows 7 recovery in case of problems?
If so how can I do that? (e.g. press F2 or something when the laptop boots?
(3) Finally, would be advisable to re-install Windows 7 cleanly, (after having removed the Vista partition) so that Windows 7 can create its "recovery" data in its own dedicated partition?
Many, many thanks and I'd appreciate a reply!
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 to Windows 7 Home Premium (64bit).
I have a couple of questions:
(1) Do I need the existing D: "recovery" partition? I do not intend to ever go back to Vista but is it useful as a a safety net in case something happens?
Note that I have the Vista Operating System CD that came with the laptop when I bought it.
(2) I presume Windows 7 already includes a "recovery" section somewhere on the laptop. If I delete the Vista recovery partition, can I use the Windows 7 recovery in case of problems?
If so how can I do that? (e.g. press F2 or something when the laptop boots?
(3) Finally, would be advisable to re-install Windows 7 cleanly, (after having removed the Vista partition) so that Windows 7 can create its "recovery" data in its own dedicated partition?
Many, many thanks and I'd appreciate a reply!