re: using IBM Recovery disk Sunday, June 10, 2007 at 7:23 pm Windows 98 Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by Wanda (7 messages posted) Thanks for your response. I did save all my favorites, but, if it wipes off the hard drive, does that mean that all the disk space has been recovered? In other words, I didn't need a new computer? The new one is certainly not any faster than the old one, which is 8 yrs old. Wanda On Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 7:24 pm, gewg_ wrote: >|[...]the Recovery disk[...] >|Does it recover disc space as if it was new from the factory? >| Wanda > >The name "Recovery Disk" is misleading. >What it does is DESTROY everything that happened since you got the computer: >First it wipes off the hard drive, >then it takes the computer back to the way it came from the factory. > >I would think this was a **BAD** thing >as any **data** files on the computer will be erased[1] >...or don't you create documents / save email, photos, Internet Favorites, >etc.? >...*OR* did you have a *wise* guru who taught you how to back up your files? > > >[1] There are better, more selective ways to make hard disk space. >...and, in addition to losing your *personal* files, >any *customization* you had done to Windows/programs will have to be re-done. > >This sort of "Clean Install" should be reserved >for when there are MASSIVE problems with the computer. Written in response to: re: using IBM Recovery disk (gewg_: Saturday, June 9, 2007 at 7:24 pm) Responses to this message: Trying to free up hard disk space the least practical way (gewg_: Sunday, June 10, 2007 at 9:23 pm) All messages in this thread [show all] using IBM Recovery disk (Wanda: Sat, Jun 9, 2007, 5:21 pm) re: using IBM Recovery disk (gewg_: Sat, Jun 9, 2007, 7:24 pm) re: using IBM Recovery disk (Wanda: Sun, Jun 10, 2007, 7:23 pm) Trying to free up hard disk space the least practical way (gewg_: Sun, Jun 10, 2007, 9:23 pm) re: Trying to free up hard disk space the least practical way (Wanda: Mon, Jun 11, 2007, 12:17 pm) Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else (gewg_: Mon, Jun 11, 2007, 2:08 pm) re: Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else (Wanda: Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 11:52 am) re: Using the Recovery Disk to prep this computer before giving it to someone else (gewg_: Tue, Jun 12, 2007, 1:36 pm) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum