Hi chaps, I have a Dell XPS17, dual booting with Windows and Ubuntu on it.
I have to give it away and therefore reinstall windows. Usually, I'd format the whole HD and reinstall Windows, but I don't have the Windows CD – it wasn't dispatched with the laptop unfortunately – so I'd like to try to do everything with the Recovery partition. I checked and it appears to be there. Now, can I format the whole HD except the Recovery partition so that I reinstall windows and remove Ubuntu with some Windows' utility rather than manually formatting it?
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Jump to PostWhy not simply use the recovery partition to restore the whole machine to its factory state?
https://www.dell.com/support/article/fr/fr/frbsdt1/sln151763/how-to-restore-a-windows-7-factory-image-on-your-dell-pc?lang=en
Jump to PostJust a reminder - when you get the new system, take a complete disk image before doing anything and store it offline.
Jump to PostI would try to make recovery discs. I had a disc partition fail and I returned the laptop one day after I bought it for that reason. They do fail. I had trouble with a second HP Pavilion and called the tech support and they agreed the partition failed and …
Jump to PostTo add to Reverend Jim's F8, once in a while the F8 or Fkey to cover all PCs seems hard to hit at the right time. So once you know the key to press such as Esc, Del, Fkey or other, here's the old tech trick.
Power off then press …
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