Hi all, I'm new to this forum but can answer some of your questions. With all due respect to your choice of computers, ....If you have a Dell or Gateway you would be well advised to return it fast.
Having said that...No, you do not need Dell's idiot restore system . It is a partition which slows down a slow computer. Should you wish to partition and the (of course) format, it is necessary to go from NTFS to FAT 32. Then you can simply use a Win 98 FDISK. I'm sure this works for drives up to 80 GB......and why would you ever want more.
Throw away EVERYTHING Dell put on the computer....which ewill be done in the processes I have just mentioned. Just be sure to get rid of NTFS first.
I have just started a business with a friend of mine who insisted upon Dell. I can see the difference every day. Also don't use any wireless devices unless you want to reveal and expose information. They also slow down the computer.....thanks for listening. Al.
