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    From Kevin C. Redden@kcredden@icqmail.com to comp.os.ms-windows.misc on Thursday, August 07, 2003 01:38:05
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    I'm working on a friend's XP system, that's just totally screwed up. Now it looks like I'll have to reinstall XP from scratch, but found that he has
    one of those odd recovery-on-the-HD deals, instead of a recovery CD.

    Now I'm very familar with partitioning, and such. The recovery partion is accessable by normal OS commands, and programs (like windows explorer), so
    I'm thinking it's a standard partition.

    He doesn't care about the recovery partition, because he was never given a diskette to acccess it, and frankly wants XP Pro on the system, instead of
    XP HOme. (I agree with him.)

    Hence what I plan on doing, is repartitioning his HD into 2 sections. A OS/Applications section (The C: Drive), and a 'work' section (D:) where all his important stuff is stored, incase it needs reinstalled again. (This
    will be safer, and easier to backup.)(Which is how I do my systems.)

    Is there any danger in erasing the recovery partition too?

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  • From Thorsten Matzner@tmatzner@gmx.net to comp.os.ms-windows.misc on Thursday, August 07, 2003 19:48:49
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    "Kevin C. Redden" <kcredden@icqmail.com> wrote:

    I'm working on a friend's XP system, that's just totally screwed up. Now it >looks like I'll have to reinstall XP from scratch, but found that he has
    one of those odd recovery-on-the-HD deals, instead of a recovery CD.

    Now I'm very familar with partitioning, and such. The recovery partion is >accessable by normal OS commands, and programs (like windows explorer), so >I'm thinking it's a standard partition.

    He doesn't care about the recovery partition, because he was never given a >diskette to acccess it, and frankly wants XP Pro on the system, instead of >XP HOme. (I agree with him.)

    Hence what I plan on doing, is repartitioning his HD into 2 sections. A >OS/Applications section (The C: Drive), and a 'work' section (D:) where all >his important stuff is stored, incase it needs reinstalled again. (This
    will be safer, and easier to backup.)(Which is how I do my systems.)

    Is there any danger in erasing the recovery partition too?

    If you do no longer have a need for Windows XP Home Edition you can
    erase the partition and then clean-install the Professional Edition
    one you have set up the HDD as you want to have it.

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  • From Jennifer Mullen@jsm158+hacksaw@hacksaw.cac.psu.edu to comp.os.ms-windows.misc on Friday, August 08, 2003 01:03:22
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    Kevin C. Redden <kcredden@icqmail.com> wrote:
    I'm working on a friend's XP system, that's just totally screwed up. Now it looks like I'll have to reinstall XP from scratch, but found that he has
    one of those odd recovery-on-the-HD deals, instead of a recovery CD.

    Let me guess, it's a Hewlett-Packard?

    Hence what I plan on doing, is repartitioning his HD into 2 sections. A OS/Applications section (The C: Drive), and a 'work' section (D:) where all his important stuff is stored, incase it needs reinstalled again. (This
    will be safer, and easier to backup.)(Which is how I do my systems.)

    Is there any danger in erasing the recovery partition too?

    Yes. The recovery partition should also contain drivers for the machine. If this is an HP, you will *not* be able to find these drivers on the HP Web site-they actually now have a policy of not providing them. Having been
    down this road more than once at work, I can tell you that finding working drivers for these machines is not always easy. I would either back up all
    of the drivers on the recovery partition first, or use a tool like
    Partition Magic to repartition the drive while leaving the recovery
    partition intact. It's usually video and sound drivers that are the biggest problem.

    IF this isn't an HP, make sure you check the manufacturer's Web site for drivers first.




    J.
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