Partitioned Hard Drive, Want to use Restore Disks

I have an HP Pavilion Computer. It came with a HUGE 500 gig hard drive. I
partitioned it using the function within Windows, shrinking the C: drive,
etc. Eventually, I will need to restore the system. If I use the restore
disks that I made when I bought the computer, will my D: drive partition be
wiped out? I ask because when I popped the restore disks in as a test, I got
the warning that my computer would be restored to factory condition.

I am hoping that I can keep my files, documents, etc. on the D: partition so
they will be safe if I need to restore the computer. Is there a safe way to
do this? A 500 gig hard drive seems too big for just the operating system.

Thank you

"Tom" <> wrote in message
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>I have an HP Pavilion Computer. It came with a HUGE 500 gig hard drive. I
>partitioned it using the function within Windows, shrinking the C: drive,
>etc. Eventually, I will need to restore the system. If I use the restore
>disks that I made when I bought the computer, will my D: drive partition be
>wiped out? I ask because when I popped the restore disks in as a test, I
>got the warning that my computer would be restored to factory condition.
>
> I am hoping that I can keep my files, documents, etc. on the D: partition
> so they will be safe if I need to restore the computer. Is there a safe
> way to do this? A 500 gig hard drive seems too big for just the operating
> system.
>
> Thank you


The HP destructive restore will indeed undo any changes you have made,
returning the machine to exactly the same state as when you purchased it..


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"Mike Hall - MVP" <mikehall@remove_mvps.com> wrote in message
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> "Tom" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>>I have an HP Pavilion Computer. It came with a HUGE 500 gig hard drive. I
>>partitioned it using the function within Windows, shrinking the C: drive,
>>etc. Eventually, I will need to restore the system. If I use the restore
>>disks that I made when I bought the computer, will my D: drive partition
>>be wiped out? I ask because when I popped the restore disks in as a test,
>>I got the warning that my computer would be restored to factory condition.
>>
>> I am hoping that I can keep my files, documents, etc. on the D: partition
>> so they will be safe if I need to restore the computer. Is there a safe
>> way to do this? A 500 gig hard drive seems too big for just the
>> operating system.
>>
>> Thank you
>
>
> The HP destructive restore will indeed undo any changes you have made,
> returning the machine to exactly the same state as when you purchased it..
>
>
> --
> Mike Hall - MVP
> How to construct a good post..
> http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm
> How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups..
> http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc
> Mike's Window - My Blog..
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>
Thank you for your answer. It was BAD news, but real. I guess I'll not waste
my time partitioning the hard drive again, and just connect an external USB
drive. Thank you again