Chris Louden wrote: > > i don't believe its a restore file so as much as it is a > tool/executable on its own permission.
There is a file (maybe a partition) named WindowsXP that has 616.4 megabites. It is an executable file. I'm thinking that that may be the partition. What do you think. It seems likely to be the partition since it is 616.4 megabites, and it is executable....(.exe) As I said, I'm looking at it with knoppix 4.0 > Generally I'm going to install only Linux anyways but if by chance i > was going to run windows its going to be a clean install and not the > jam packed version that OEMs ship which is full of trial software and > etc. that im never going to use. Yeah, I have his XP disk and drivers disk that came with the computer.(no trial ware ect.) That's exactly why I want to delete it because of all the stupid trial software and ect. But I want to save it to his external hard drive in case he doesn't understand. Just a little CYA, or should I say CMA. > > My 2 cents. Backup your data not the OS, maybe a bit of the OS config > and thats its. I already backed up the data and config files both through backing up everything in mydocuments, and on the desktop, and I used the NTbackup.msi tool on the windows xp installation disk. (It gave me a backup file about 1.9 Gigs) >In Linux I grab /etc/ and /home/username. On Windows I > grab the System State and Documents & Settings/username. The OS is > easy enough to reinstall. Losing data is costly. > > >>> You can see it with gParted or some other partitioning tool. As I said, I am using knoppix 4.0 to look at it and save. > >>> Be careful with automated installs. You'll want to do "manual Yeah, I'm going to use the windows install disk that came with his box. I know a little trick. You make three partitions. On is almost half the disk. the second is almost half the disk. the third is twice the size of the ram (for swap) You format them all NTFS. you install xp on the master boot(C:), then you install xp again on the second partition (D:) Then you go back and format the C: drive and the E: drive with ext3, and install ubuntu on the master boot record. It will recognize the windows partition and give it as an option when you boot up. This is of course LILO, I believe. Some time in the future I would like to learn Grub. > >>> I find it best to just nuke it. Yeah, I have darrels boot and nuke. I'm going to erase the whole thing > >>> --Manny > >>> BTW, my wife has an HP laptop. I'm Linux ONLY, on my boxes ;-) _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows® connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/119463819/direct/01/
