Recover "C" drive to factory default.

Hello All,
I have an HP Pavilion dv2700, orig OS was Win Vista, since upgraded to Win 7. I need to use "WipeDrive" or something similar to erase the C partition then reboot from the recovery partition "D" to reinstall the orig factory settings and OS. Can this be done after completely wiping/erasing the C partition? I need to do this before turning the laptop over to a non-profit.
Thanks

Hi,
As I mentioned before, you should be OK to wipe the C Partition, but sometimes it can cause the Recovery Partition to fail to execute correctly - it will probably go smoothly, this is just something to bear in mind.
If you do find you need to, you can order a replacement set of Recovery Discs using the link below.
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00810334&cc=us&lc=en&dlc=en
If you have any problem with this link, order them directly from HP.
If you live in the US, contact HP Here.
If you are in another part of the world, start Here.
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