Re: How Do I Delete Recovery Partition?

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From: John E. Golden (john.golden_at_NOSPAMatt.net)
Date: 02/21/04 

Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 03:12:09 GMT

Malcolm <malcolm34465@NOTyahoo.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 20:21:47 -0500, NobodyMan <none@none.net> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 10:08:05 -0800, Steve Nielsen
>><steve_nielsen@_blahX3_lincoln.k12.or.us> wrote:
>>
>>>> Also, by deleting the recovery partition you probably void the
>>>> warranty. Putting a new OS on it will almost certainly void the
>>>> warranty.
>>>>
>>>
>>>If that is the case then installing Linux will, too. I would hope
>>>that a user would be able to install any software, including OSes,
>>>they wanted to on a machine and it would not void any warranty. Seem
>>>rediculous to me if it would.
>>>
>>>Steve
>>
>>OK, how about this: installing a new OS may violate any tech support
>>agreements, but not the full hardware warranty.
>>
>>I have seen manufacturers void full warranties when the OS was changed
>>though. It is something to think about!
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I bought a HP 510 machine a year or two ago for a local computer club.
> They gave no recovery CD's with the machine (recovery partition only).
> I called them and told them I wanted recovery CD's. They would not
> send them to me because I had a recovery partition. I explained I
> wanted to install two or three operating systems on the machine and
> needed the recovery CD's if problems arose. They told me they would
> only sell me the CD's if the recovery partition was trashed. I held
> them on the phone while I deleted the recovery partition with
> Partition Magic. They then shipped me the recovery CD's ($10 S/H).
> They never said a word about voiding a warranty, but we never had any
> trouble with the machine to use the warranty. Anyway I deleted the
> recovery partition and installed WinXP - Win Me and created an
> application partition and still running well today.
>
> To reply by email, remove NOT from email address
> Later,
> Malcolm

Thanks for the tip, Malcolm.

I did burn the seven recovery CD's from the recovery partition, but I am
not confident that these CD's are good because it took twelve blank
CD'R's to get those seven CD's burned.

I'm going to call Compaq and tell them my recovery partition has been
trashed.

Regards,
John E. Golden

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