There is an aspect of this problem I neglected to mention - drivers. Too many new PCs come with vista pre-installed and to back the operating systen up there is a need to make system cds or dvds. The problem with this is that the back up disks are specific to vista and you've then got to download the XP drivers - which can sometimes be a pain to find. Check if you need to make the back up disks before doing anything else! THE BEST WAY TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER IS TO EITHER BUILD IT YOURSELF OR GET A SMALL COMPANY TO BUILD IT FOR YOU AND YOU WILL BE SUPPLIED WITH DRIVER CDS FOR XP AND VISTA. Decency doesn't permit me to express my views about vista. Hopefully we can all look forward to the day whan we don't need Windows - and many don't now.
--- In [email protected], "David" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Alex, > I've had considerable experience with Windows and from what you say > you need to reformat you disk and install a copy of (I would suggest) > Windows98 or ME and then upgrade to Windows XP. > Before you install you Linux make sure you leave adequate > unpartitioned free space on the hard drive. > If you live in the UK contact me through another e-mail address which > is [EMAIL PROTECTED] and there is some more practical help > I can offer. > Regards, > David. > > --- In [email protected], "m_alexander61" > <m_alexander61@> wrote: > > > > Hi, all! > > I wish to replace Vista with XP on a new laptop, then partition > the > > hd to share XP and Linux (still haven't decided which distro, I like > > most all of 'em). XP is needed for some older s'ware and h'ware, > but > > my new XP upgrade doesn't recognize the harddrive when trying to > load > > it. Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance, > > Mark > > P.S. The XP is an upgrade version, so I assume that it can only > be > > installed with an existing version of Windows. > > > ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
