Windows recovery question

Hello

My HP dv6 laptop acted strangely lately... no opening/installation/uninstallation programs esp. HP, not looking for drivers for various things etc.

I was advised to use the recovery partition to reinstall my windows. However, I have a few questions about it. First, is - this will reformat and clear my C drive?

Secondly and most importantly, my PC originally supplied with Windows Vista, which I later upgraded to Windows 7 (with free upgrade kit). Using the recovery partition reinstall Windows Vista or Windows 7?

Thanks for your help!

If you have a system image you created third-party software, I wouldn't bother go back to Vista, all this is long just to create a recovery disc game the worst thing that will happen, you will need to spend $ 20.00 and order a set of HP, but this is an unlikely scenario.

As mentioned, I recommend always erase the entire disc during installation of W7, which includes the Vista recovery partition.

In the tutorial he gives instructions on how you can use your W7 disk editing to delete all partitions and create the space not allocated.

W7 will automatically format the disk later if you don't even have to do.

Once is installed to connect to the internet (there is an option for you to do during the installation) and then go to Windows Update in Control Panel and updates. In many cases, Windows will detect some drivers for you. Keep control of the updates until it finds no more (this can be a long process).

After the update is complete will support you page and install you chip set and then you driver video driver, in that order, if Windows has already done.

Before you begin, please give me you full model number dv6-xxxx xx. I want to see what's available for your drivers for W7.

I recommend also using Microsoft security Essentials (Windows updates will find it). I used to have a pretty expensive version of Eset and I've always had a virus, so I even bother pay for anti-virus software.

W7 has a nice feature that allows to create a system image and a system repair disc (your install of W7 disc can also be used this repair disc)

Once W7 installed and working, we need to create the image of your DVD system. If you get a nasty virus, boot from your "system repair disc" and reinstall W7 (at the time where your created DVD) of your disc image system

When you add new programs and software, you can create new sets and throw the 'old', how ever I recommend that you keep the very first made series that they are essentially as your partition recovery Vista only with W7 on them.

Always use Sony DVD + R.

You will find this new feature in 'Control Panel' under 'backup and restore. "

Also, if your computer has a hard disk secondary W7 will automatically create the image of the system on this drive, if you allow it to, but I always set mine on DVD as well.

One last thing, try not to use your kit extension with your drivers on them, I believe that HP can have sent you this drive, HP tends to be wrong. Once, I have your complete model number, I can help you with this news.

Just to underline once again, do not delete the Vista partition recovery after W7 install, follow the instructions in the tutorial to remove before installing W7. This is important.

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