*I used the restore disk and was able to just restore the main partition of
my hard drive, which saved the data on my other partition.
This is an Asus computer and it had a restore CD and a Support CD, which is
also used when you restore.
Everything worked out just fine.
Diane
*
On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 12:23 PM, Peter Ekkerman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi Diane,
>
> As alluded to in my previous post, be very careful using a OEM Restore CD
> that came with the PC.
> This is basically a warning to anyone that has a CD like this or a Restore
> partition.
>
> Check with the manufacturer of the computer what the Restore CD or
> partition will- or will not do.
> Documentation may well be on the computer.
> Check how much control you will have over the restore process.
>
> For many of them it's a hands-off process and cannot be stopped once
> started.
>
> In general it will neither save nor restore any updates to system component
> driver files
> nor Microsoft updates or any programs that were installed after initial OS
> installation.
> In addition it will wipe out any personal data.
>
> So be careful. You may not like the results, although you will have a fresh
> installation.
>
> Peter E.
>
>
>
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