DELL XPS RECOVERY D: partition - can I rename it to B: without affecting "Recovery"?

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• New Dell XPS 420 Disk Partition/Division

  Hi all

  I just received my new Dell XPS 420 with 500 GB drive.  Default disk configuration is 1 BIG partion (unless of course another partition for the recovery disc).

  I need my drive partitioned at least 2 or 3 scores, however there is no option to specify your wishes for the disk partitioning when you order from Dell Online (I hope they have this option in the future).

  I was thinking two things to work around this problem:

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  2) restore from "Restore the Image" but I don't know if you can specify the partition of drive during the restoration of the image.

  Any advice would be much appreciated.

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• XPS 8700 - which partitions can I remove?

  * Please see my image in attachment my disk management *.

  I just manually installed Win 8.1 on my XPS 8700. I installed the operating system for an SSD, and in the Windows menu, I reformatted my hard drive 2 TB to store my programs on.

  (1) in the disk management screen, I noticed there is a lot of data recovery/OEM partitions - what I am able to remove? Do I need them or they are simple for recovery situations only? I'm a bit wary of removing OEM partition and EFI partition as I do not know if it will mess with my PC!

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  I've never seen this before selection when I had Win8.1 installed on the hard disk. Wouldn't be better to simply keep the partitions and select volume2 as my disk to MBR in Windows so I ignore the msg to start every time?

  If you want to save your factory settings, you should do so, using Dell Backup and Recovery by using the Windows installation on your original drive:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Dell-backup-and-recovery/

  i.e. remove the SSD and the original hard drive boot and then make a rescue disk (external hard drive Bootable) / Backup factory (USB Bootable).

  None of the 5 scores are needed for a data reader and I advise to dry the internal HARD disk (with removed SSDS and UEFI/SecureBoot disabled) using the likes of DBAN:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/securely-wipe-your-hard-drive-with-dariks-boot-and-Nuke-DBAN/

  You can then use these to restore the factory settings on the SSD later if you wish. Install in UEFI with activated SecureBoot.

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/Dell-backup-and-recovery/#restore

  If you prefer to install manually clean then see here still install in UEFI with SecureBoot enabled:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/download-Microsoft-Windows-and-Office/Download-Microsoft-Windows/download-Windows-8-1-retail-and-OEM-ISO/

  After installation it will also help you configure Windows to use the HARD disk as a data disk:

  http://dellwindowsreinstallationguide.com/hardware-upgrades-for-your-system/upgrading-to-a-solid-state-drive/solid-state-drive-and-hard-drive-configuration/

• can I reinstall XP and C without affecting other partitions?

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• the dell xps 410 with windows media center 2005 makes it be able to run minecraft?

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• Dell XPS Duo 12, can't reinstall factory.

  Hello!  I have a Dell XPS 12 duo running Windows 8 that no longer starts.  When it starts, I get a blue screen that says that the computer must be repaired and hit f2, f8 or f12.  When I hit F8, it returns to the same screen.  So it does not start in the recovery strategy.

  I can access installation.  All reports very well and I ran the diagnostics.   I got a USB stick recovery for this computer, so I can't try it, alas.ff

  Using a BartPe USB, I was able to start the computer and check the hard disk.  The recovery partition is still there and seems to be intact.

  So, it looks sort of startup files have been corrupted, and therefore recovery Dell cannot start.

  Anyone know if there is a way to manually create a recovery USB key or do a manual reinstall from the recovery partition using the command line?

  Thank you!

  Walt.

  Walt Hey, how you doing?

  Essentially to manually reinstall your original image, we will need 2 things:

  • ImageX 64-bit
  • Be able to start in a command prompt

  As you say you have a BarPE, I guess we're good with the second element.

  Let's get started :)

  First of all, download imagex from here and unpack it on a USB Flash drive.

  Then, start in recovery media (it can be Win 7/8 or BartPE. (Not sure about this one).

  Now, with the command prompt, start with these:

  • DiskPart
  • the list of flight
  • Select the flight X (where X is the number corresponding to your recovery partition, commonly called as ACB)
  • Assign

  In this way, you only give this volume one letter, so we can get on this.

  Now, type list flight and check what letter has been given to this partition.

  Then we will copy our file imagex.exe in the right place, so...:

  • Type your letter of USB flash drive, and then press enter (example: E: ( )
  • copy imagex.exe X:\Dell\Image (X = your recovery partition)
  • CD X:\Dell\Image
  • ImageX/apply X: banker \Dell\Image\Install.swm X: 1 Y \Dell\Image\Install*.swm
  • Volume ACB letter X:
  • Y: your letter of volume O.S

  Now, let's just wait until the process ends :)

  If you have any problems in doing that, please, let me know ok?

• Failures of start-up and recovery Dell XPS 8700

  The system is 2 years old.  No recovery image was never created.

  Here are the original symptoms.

  1. cannot start Windows 8.1 on Dell XPS 8700.
  2 OS refresh fails.
  3. OS restore points fail.
  4. OS auto repair fails.
  5 restart the failure of Options (Safe Mode, start Debug mode).
  6. command prompt fails (cannot find all administrator accounts).

  Done so far:

  Created a bootable flash drive. After changing the BIOS setting to boot using the USB key, first of all, the PC started successfully. Then, I was able to access the command prompt and save the user data files.

  Then, I went back into the BIOS and changed the boot order to the internal HARD drive. I rebooted and finally started a reset from the PC (factory restore). After the reset process has reached 4%, I got a reset failure message. A subsequent reboot then gave me an error message file BCD 0xc000000d "the BCD file is missing information". The next restart gave, I can best recall, 'no partition not found on the internal hard drives And I could see no longer the menu of UEFI, just the BIOS (A06) firmware. After change the order of boot and boot to the flash drive, I could see that a lot of files apparently had been marked for deletion on the C: drive as user profiles did not appear. At one point, the flash player had become the C: drive and HARD drive is X:. But which cleared up later. After getting the quick C: folder to the HARD drive, I published the following commands Bootrec /fixmbr and /fixboot, Bootrec scanos Bootrec rebuildbcd Bootrec. After trying to start once more on the internal HARD disk, I had another variant of the BCD file error, 0xc00000098 "the BCD file contains no valid information for the operating system".

  Any chance of recovery in this situation?  Otherwise, I guess we will have to get a replacement drive (that is, SSD) and a copy of Windows 10.   Thank you.

  Hi 2Tallinva,

  Yes, that sounds like a hard disk failure. You can try this site to download a disc Windows 8.1. Of course, a free update to win 10 is better than paying for an OS you already entitled to.

• How can I find a copy of windows 7 for dell Xps 15 (L502X)

  Hello evryone...
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  You misunderstood what George wrote.  Dells have a "factory restore Partition" and reinstalling Windows procedure that is described in the manual of your PC.  For example, here is an excerpt from the mine-

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  1. turn on the computer.
  2 when the Dell logo appears, press several times to access the Advanced Boot Options window.
  Note: If you wait too long and the operating system logo appears, continue to wait until you see the Microsoft Windows desktop; then, shut down your computer and try again.
  3. Select repair your computer.  The System Recovery Options window appears.
  4. Select a keyboard layout and click Next.
  5. to access the recovery options, log in as a local user. To access the command prompt, type administrator in the user name field, and then click OK.
  6. click on Dell Factory Image Restore. The Dell Factory Image Restore welcome screen appears.
  Note: Depending on your configuration, you may need to select Dell, then Dell Factory Image Restore factory tools.
  7. click on next. Data delete screen is displayed.
  Note: If you do not wish to continue Factory Image Restore, click Cancel.
  8. check the box to confirm that you want to continue reformatting the hard drive and restoring the system software to the factory condition, then click Next.  The restore process begins and may take five or more minutes. A message appears when the operating system and the applications installed in the factory have been restored to the State of the plant.
  9. click Finish to restart the system.

  - - - - - - - - - -

  You can find this information for your model on the Dell support website [through www.dell.com ] If you have thrown the manual of your PC and don't have any pdf copy of it.

  The manual of your PC will also be instructions for creating a set of "Recovery disc" and do this after the factory restore.

  In addition, the backup utility provided with Dells [mine is DataSafe Local, but that may have changed] has the ability to create a USB bootable from the "factory restore Partition" so that you can deal with a hard disk failure in the future.  So do because it is a valuable tool [an insurance against future problems] - they advised me to use a 16 GB USB key, but the image is only 6.2 GB so I could use a 8 GB USB key instead.

  Palcouk is also correct.  All this which may or may not have been provided with your purchase, Dell will provide a floppy disk to install OEM of Windows 7 on demand - the load is small, I think [I think I saw a post about it being $30].

• Can I download drivers for Dell XPS 420 girl (windows xp) on my computer (Dell Studio 17 Windows 7) on a cd instead of install on my computer?

  I done a clean install on Dell XPS 420 after a crash.  Windows XP works fine, but it continues to ask that drivers can be installed before I can get on my internet which is At & T DSL with external modem.  When I try to go on the internet, it gives me the error of pilots.  I had what I thought, it was the disk drivers that came with the computer, but when I installed and then it is still asking for the correct drivers.  I called At & t for their support and they said I needed drivers.  That's why I came to Microsoft to download the drivers on my Dell Studio 17 on a cd, so I can load them onto the computer Dell XPS 420.  I was afraid to install on my computer because my Windows 7 running.

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  Using another computer, go to the Dell support website and search the Windows XP drivers for your specific model number. Using your Dell's Service tag number is the fastest way to get the correct drivers.
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  If there is then Windows XP Download drivers into a folder (with subfolders named "Chipset", "LAN", "Audio", etc) on your hard drive and burn all files on a CD driver.

  Then, insert the CD into the computer XPS 420 and install all of the driver files, starting with the mother/chipset, SATA, Firewire card drivers (1394), LAN, Audio, etc, and so on.

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  NVIDIA: http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index5.aspx?lang=en-us

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