I got a ton of bloat and crap i'd like to get rid of but i don't have my windows installation disc so how do i find my product key in windows and if i can't could i just pirate it? I'm also not entirely sure how to get a installation thing on a flash drive so could i use pendrivelinux?
What OS are you running? You might have a hidden partition with the OS back up on your harddrive.
Well I would gladly show you how to Pirate it. But its against the forum rules to post and (I think) discuss that sort of thing. So if that's the route you plan on taking, feel free to Email or PM me.
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how i view my partition? Do they show up as extra drives?
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how i view my partition? Do they show up as extra drives?
You should be able to view it in disk management. Is your computer store bought? If so just Google how to run the restore from the recovery partition for your specific make and model. If you can not find it just post it here and I will help you.
store bought.
i assume the backup partition is my "HP_RECOVERY (D:)"
yep that is it
i had a HP laptop before and if you reboot and push F7 (i think) while it shows the HP logo it brings you into the recovery thing and you can re install from there, it will do all the formatting for you... but if you want to remove the bloat you just have to download pc decrapifier and it will get all the bloat out. hope I was able to help!