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Are Recovery Disks necessary?
im looking to wipe my entire hard drive on my Vaio Laptop...afterward im gonna install Windows 7...
I need to know if the Recovery Disks are necessary? or can it just run The Windows OS all by itself?
why do computers need Recovery Disks anyway? isnt the OS enough?
3 Answers
- JeRLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
Recovery disk are used to restore your hard drive back to factory settings. If you install Windows 7 then you will not need the recovery disk. But do not trash them for little while until you have Windows 7 running with no problems. I have found out some laptop's video card does not work with 7, but these machines where old XP machines.
OS is operation system, the OS can be Mac, Windows, DOS, Linux, and OS2. The recovery disks contain all the software, drivers for hardware and OS which came with your new computer. Your recover disk will not work on other brand of computer or some cases differ model.
Compaq need special hook on the hard drive before the recover disk will work. If change out your hard drive because it crashed. Then recover disks will error out.
Source(s): 30+ years working, repairing, and building PC computers - mikovecLv 45 years ago
you may ought to recover from a defective or contaminated gadget faster or later and each time that takes place you would be happy to have a thank you to do it. the positioning you pronounced is functional in the typical sense that those discs (assuming for a short 2d they are expert and insect-loose) would have the means that can assist you you restart or restore your computing gadget, yet there's a superb style of different necessary thoughts interior of your Sony Vaio that those discs will understand no longer something approximately: each and all the specific drivers, records and utility you legally very own when you consider that to procure your kit. you could certainly recover from any style of concern (no longer hardware) with or devoid of restoration discs, in spite of the undeniable fact that it would desire to take you awhile and you may loose some if no longer all your helpful thoughts in the technique. Please permit me understand in case you want greater desirable assistance.
- 1 decade ago
No, they are not necessary, if you want to wipe EVERYTHING. If you want to take everything off, then it is not necessary. However, if you want to keep your files, you should make a Recovery Disk
Source(s): My mind :)