Using dell restore partition vista

The C: drive is active. There is also a FAT16 utility partition and an inaccesable partition inside an extended one, Simply labeled BOOT - I can see the files Symantec and such but am unable to get it to boot. Not having my Dell DVD disk is annoying though,. As I originally stated, in most cases every case that I've seen posted on this forum if the user installs a different OS, e.

For registered US customers there is a form to request a set of discs. Click Me For customers in other countries there are ways to get the discs but I don't have that info.

At the moment I am trying to load core vista files via a retail disk then reload the image to see if that works, so far so good. When I first started this job - due to the fact that I planned on leaving Dell's recovery drives alone - I was left with the fact that 4 Primary partitions were in place so I could not make any new partitons to dump the original Vista and MBR too.

Looking back I wish I used my external hard disk to store a clone of the vista installation, It would have been easier. There is a similar procedure to get Dell replacement discs for UK customers and you may fall into that category. Check Dell UK. Browse Community. Windows General. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type. Showing results for. Browse Community. Windows General. Turn on suggestions. Auto-suggest helps you quickly narrow down your search results by suggesting possible matches as you type.

Showing results for. Search instead for. Did you mean:. Last reply by mickeymjay Unsolved. Hi, I was wondering if anything can be done. Thanks to all. All forum topics Previous Topic Next Topic. Replies 6. PudgyOne 8 Krypton. I am a Dell user, just like you are. Sorry this didn't help.

Thanks for your feedback. A friend of mine is having a lot of issues with his Vista and needs to know how to use the recovery partition to restore it to factory conditions. He's tried f10, as well as trying to reformat, but doesn't understand what it means he doesn't have a recovery disc.

I've never used Vista, so I don't really know how to help. A step by step on how to do it would be the most helpful, any help at all would be appreciated, thanks. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.