BandiPat wrote: > On Thursday 20 December 2007, James Knott wrote: > >> Chris Arnold wrote: >> >>> I am gonna try to explain this as clear as possible. I have an IBM >>> thinkpad T43 and it has that other OS installed. It also has the >>> "recovery" part on the hard drive that i do not want to destroy (as >>> they did not ship recovery cd's with this system). I want to >>> install suse 10.3 onto this ibm laptop without destroying the >>> "recovery" section of the drive. The last time i tried this, i >>> could not figure out how to do this without wipping-out the >>> recovery section on the drive. Can anyone explain how to do this >>> without formatting the entire drive? >>> >> I have installed Linux many times on my R31 and never damaged my >> recovery partition. However, if you're worried, do a custom install, >> where you specify the partitions to use. >> >> >> -- >> Use OpenOffice.org <http://www.openoffice.org> >> > > ============ > Isn't there something in the instructions that come with these laptops > that specifies how to make a Windows disc from the recovery hidden > partition? Don't they do that just in case something happens to the > drive or the user does something unexpected, like delete it? > > Seems to me that buyers have gotten lax in their purchases on all these > pre-packaged computers. If you have to pay for Windows, shouldn't the > user demand a Windows install disc to come with the purchase? I'm > getting off subject though, so read your instructions on how to make an > install disc before starting your project. > > And the second part, I agree with using gparted to do everything else. > I think even Yast2 partitioning tool will allow you to squeeze down Win > and make your necessary install partitions for Suse. > > regards, > Lee > With my R31, the CD was free, at least within the warranty period, but I had to phone to request it.
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