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From: Jim Janney <jjanney@shell.xmission.com>
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Subject: What is the point of the restore partition?
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:08:19 -0600
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If you've found a virus or root kit on your computer, the restore
partition shouldn't be trusted either.  If the hard disk failed, the
restore partition is probably gone too.  When else would you use one?

-- 
Jim Janney