Restore a Packard Bell to C only
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Hello,
Given the huge issues with Windows 7 on my Packard Bell EasyNote LM, I'm going to restore it to its "factory" state. However, I can't find any information on the scope of the restoration performed by the dedicated partition.
I also have Ubuntu in multiboot, which I obviously want to keep, and it's installed on another partition. On top of that, I've created a partition for both OSs in NTFS.
I was wondering if the Packard Bell "factory" restoration would merge my hard drive and consequently erase the other partitions or if it would simply format C?
Thank you!
Given the huge issues with Windows 7 on my Packard Bell EasyNote LM, I'm going to restore it to its "factory" state. However, I can't find any information on the scope of the restoration performed by the dedicated partition.
I also have Ubuntu in multiboot, which I obviously want to keep, and it's installed on another partition. On top of that, I've created a partition for both OSs in NTFS.
I was wondering if the Packard Bell "factory" restoration would merge my hard drive and consequently erase the other partitions or if it would simply format C?
Thank you!
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Hello,
regardless of the brand of the PC, when you initiate the factory reset, any modifications made by the user, such as 'partitions', will be deleted.
The hard drive will return to its original state as it was on the first startup.
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the druid without the potion.
regardless of the brand of the PC, when you initiate the factory reset, any modifications made by the user, such as 'partitions', will be deleted.
The hard drive will return to its original state as it was on the first startup.
--
the druid without the potion.
Ah, that annoys me... So, there's no way for me to reformat my Windows partition with the recovery tool?
RE,
you did not indicate whether you have two original partitions or if you installed the second one yourself.
I'm telling you this because when you want to revert to factory settings with, for example, an Acer all-in-one, which has two original partitions (which is not a laptop), it warns you that all data on C: will be erased, which means that D: will remain as is.
If you have two original partitions, you can see what the recovery procedure offers you.
One thing is certain: if your computer only had one original partition, you would not be able to preserve the partitions.
But you certainly have several options.
Like reinstalling the original drivers and software with the CD.
Or performing a system restore to a previous state with Windows.
As for the EasyNote LM recovery, I was unable to get details; here’s what I copied from the PB site:
SYSTEM RESTORATION
If the troubleshooting steps proposed (page 39) did not allow you to resolve your issue, you can use the
Packard Bell Recovery Management program. This can restore your computer to the same state it was in when you purchased it, also providing you with an option to keep your settings and personal data so you can extract them later.
To be taken with caution.
you did not indicate whether you have two original partitions or if you installed the second one yourself.
I'm telling you this because when you want to revert to factory settings with, for example, an Acer all-in-one, which has two original partitions (which is not a laptop), it warns you that all data on C: will be erased, which means that D: will remain as is.
If you have two original partitions, you can see what the recovery procedure offers you.
One thing is certain: if your computer only had one original partition, you would not be able to preserve the partitions.
But you certainly have several options.
Like reinstalling the original drivers and software with the CD.
Or performing a system restore to a previous state with Windows.
As for the EasyNote LM recovery, I was unable to get details; here’s what I copied from the PB site:
SYSTEM RESTORATION
If the troubleshooting steps proposed (page 39) did not allow you to resolve your issue, you can use the
Packard Bell Recovery Management program. This can restore your computer to the same state it was in when you purchased it, also providing you with an option to keep your settings and personal data so you can extract them later.
To be taken with caution.
In fact, the hard drive already had 2 partitions: the main one, C, and a smaller one which is actually for recovery management. After that, when installing Linux, I created 2 new partitions, for a total of 4.
Yesterday, I just started the infamous recovery program, and it said something like: "This action resets your C drive to its original configuration." I had a brainwave of hope seeing that, but well, I'm too afraid of losing all my partitions to try.
As for the simple system restore, it’s unusable; all restore points have disappeared! And the last known configuration of my Windows is no different from the current one. I really have no other choice but to reformat...
And for the system image, well, I unfortunately never made one, thinking that viruses don't come so easily, wrongly...
In any case, thank you for your responses!
Yesterday, I just started the infamous recovery program, and it said something like: "This action resets your C drive to its original configuration." I had a brainwave of hope seeing that, but well, I'm too afraid of losing all my partitions to try.
As for the simple system restore, it’s unusable; all restore points have disappeared! And the last known configuration of my Windows is no different from the current one. I really have no other choice but to reformat...
And for the system image, well, I unfortunately never made one, thinking that viruses don't come so easily, wrongly...
In any case, thank you for your responses!
RE,
In fact, you only have one partition, the one you call the small one,
which is normally a hidden recovery partition, invisible under Windows.
So you have the choice to keep only Linux or to create an image to restore it after reinstalling Windows, or to back up your data and reinstall everything, provided that you haven't formatted the hidden partition.
In fact, you only have one partition, the one you call the small one,
which is normally a hidden recovery partition, invisible under Windows.
So you have the choice to keep only Linux or to create an image to restore it after reinstalling Windows, or to back up your data and reinstall everything, provided that you haven't formatted the hidden partition.