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9/9/09 at 1:31am
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I would greatly appreciate advice on the following.

My Sat Pro M70-220 (PSM75E-00D008G3), laptop has 4 partitions created by Acronis Disk Director Suite v9:

C: OS-Win XP Pro SP3
D: Programs
E: Data& Downloads
F: Backups

After booting the laptop into Win XP, I inserted the Toshiba Product Recovery CD into the DVD-RAM drive
and navigated to BMP folder, R:\G_INST\BMP, where I found the file "menu.bmp" which gives 2 Recovery
options:

1. Recover entire Hard disk
Warning . All stored data on your computer will be lost.
Factory pre-installed software will be installed.

2. Expert Recovery Mode Warning:
This is for PC experts only.
Factory pre-installed Software can be installed onto an existing partition.


My questions are with respect to using the "Expert Recovery Mode" :

- will I be able to use the "Expert Recovery Mode" of the Recovery CD to reinstall the Win XP Pro (factory pre-installed software) onto my C: partition, whilst not affecting the D, E & F partitions ?

- will I be able to format the C: partition, using the "Expert Recovery Mode", without formatting the other partitions ?

- what is the exact "Expert Recovery Mode" procedure ?

- where can I find further detailed info on the "Expert Recovery Mode" procedure ?

- has anyone frequenting this website used the "Expert Recovery Mode" in the manner I propose, and if yes, what was his/her experience with it ?

Thank you

AlanCB
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