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IT CAME! (but why only one partition, are other hidden?)

post #1 of 11
1/26/06 at 8:35pm
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WOHOOOO

I only see one partition. I think I'm gonna go ahead and reformat and put on XP Pro. Any comments before I do so?
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post #2 of 11
1/26/06 at 8:42pm
Yes, the other 2 are hidden.
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post #3 of 11
1/26/06 at 8:44pm
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But when I boot up w/ XP cd i'll see them right? SO that I reformat the correct thing lol.
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post #4 of 11
1/26/06 at 8:55pm
You'll see 3 partitons. The first is the Dell Utility Partition, 2nd is the OS partition and the 3rd is the Dell PC Restore Partition.

http://www.goodells.net/dellutility/index.htm
http://www.goodells.net/dellrestore/
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post #5 of 11
1/26/06 at 9:05pm
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Should I keep both of the extra partitions?
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post #6 of 11
1/26/06 at 9:09pm
Keep the utility/diagnostic (it's small) but nuke the restore part (over 4 gigs IIRC)--unless you think you'll ever want to restore the Dell bloatware for some reason.
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post #7 of 11
1/26/06 at 9:16pm
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Cool, so I just delete that partition right?
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post #8 of 11
1/26/06 at 9:53pm
you can make a restore disk from the partition if you want before you delete it. did you get a Windows CD with your system?
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post #9 of 11
1/26/06 at 10:08pm
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Originally Posted by OhSoCheesy
you can make a restore disk from the partition if you want before you delete it. did you get a Windows CD with your system?
Nah I didn't get a cd. I might call them up and ask them to give me one though.
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post #10 of 11
1/26/06 at 10:14pm
I asked them for one and they even overnighted it. i told them that i needed a COMPLETELY fresh install for it to be used to connect to my office's network. I said the IT guys wants nothing on it and they had no problems with it. i suggest email because i spent 1 hour trying to get a human and ended up in India. The rep was rude and even hung up on me because THEY didn't understand what i wanted. the email tech was very friendly and helpful. hope this helps.
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post #11 of 11
1/26/06 at 11:14pm
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Originally Posted by Flav_cool
Cool, so I just delete that partition right?
Yup, just delete the original parts and create new ones as you like.
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