pc nerd <pcnerd@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
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>If recovery partitions are such a bad idea, then why do laptops come with a
>recovery partition?[/color]

Because no recovery media was provided. One or the other MUST be
provided.

While one can hope their hard drive will never die and that the
recovery partition will always be available, that hope might
eventually be dashed.

In case you are unaware, one can use that recovery partition to create
recovery DVDs that will protect against drive failure. In fact, when
one first starts a new PC with such a partition (and no optical media)
a reminder is usually provided which - if one chooses to follow - will
burn the DVDs right then.