What do I do with the Recovery Partition

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Mariel1679

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I had to run a clean install of Vista on my Dell 64-bit laptop. It worked well and the OS is on C:\. However, I don't know what to do with the Recovery Partition. It is located on drive D:\ and is 9.99 GB with 1.88 GB free. The install of Vista did not seem to impact the Recovery Drive D:\. Was I supposed to do something with it before doing the install? Should I now delete it or leave it alone?
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS M1530
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 @ 2.10GHz
    Memory
    4.00 GB Ram
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
LEAVE IT ALONE. The day you loose your installation disk you can install from there. The additional 10GBs will not make you richer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell
    CPU
    Q6600
    Memory
    4GB
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w2207h
    Hard Drives
    2x250GB HDDs 1x60GB OCZ SSD 6 external disks 60 to 640GBs
    Other Info
    Also 1xHP desktop, 1xHP laptop, 1xGateway laptop
I deleted mine but it was my choice...same as yours. I have never been able to get it to work when I needed it. I got the new disks from HP for free when I had to replace my HDD so it worked out for me. True the 10 or so Gigs wont tip the scales unless you top out ur HDD with data like I do...only like 15 GB left on my drive for me.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion DV7-1129wm Entertainment PC
    CPU
    AMD Turion X2 RM-72 Dual Core @ 2.1GHz
    Memory
    2 x 2 GB Hyundai DDR2 400 MHZ
    Graphics card(s)
    ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3200 @ 256 MB
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio/SRS Premium Sound/Altec Lansing
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Laptop Screen
    Screen Resolution
    1440 x 900 laptop, external 17 in LCD 1024 x 768
    Hard Drives
    WD Scorpio Blue 320 GB SATA 5400 RPM Toshiba 68 GB SATA 5400 RPM Second Drive (backup)
    PSU
    8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    Case
    Laptop with "light up" HP Logo on outside
    Cooling
    Insane air coming out of Targus dual fan cooler
    Mouse
    Microsoft Wireless Mobile Mouse 3000 / Touchpad
    Keyboard
    Full Keyboard with numpad
    Internet Speed
    Comcast Cable 20 MBps
    Other Info
    Used Primarily for CAD design using SolidWorks 2010. Also I love to watch HD movies using the HDMI output(Netflix). Linked to my Xbox 360 for Windows Media Center 3 USB ports + USB/eSata HP Remote for Windows Media Center and Quickplay Internal Dual Layer DVD+/-RW External HP Lightscribe Dual Layer DVD+/-RW HP Webcam and Microphone
Ok thanks for input. I will leave it alone until something else happens.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Dell XPS M1530
    CPU
    Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 @ 2.10GHz
    Memory
    4.00 GB Ram
    Graphics card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
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