I just got my new HP/Compaq 9440 laptop on Friday. It is pre-loaded
with Windows Vista, which looks nice...
http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/64
...but is already starting to irritate me. In any case, I want to dual
boot. I don't suppose I can wipe Vista off of it, since it is a work
lap
On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 08:35 -0700, Kai Ponte wrote:
> I just got my new HP/Compaq 9440 laptop on Friday. It is pre-loaded
> with Windows Vista, which looks nice...
>
> http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/64
>
> ...but is already starting to irritate me. In any case, I want to dual
> boot. I d
Quoting Mike McMullin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Mon, 2007-05-21 at 08:35 -0700, Kai Ponte wrote:
I just got my new HP/Compaq 9440 laptop on Friday. It is pre-loaded
with Windows Vista, which looks nice...
http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/64
...but is already starting to irritate me. In any c
On Monday 21 May 2007 10:35, Kai Ponte wrote:
> I've read that dual-booting under Vista is not as easy as 2k/xp
> because the partitioning is different. Every guide I've read so far
> says to have the Windows installer create a partition to be used later
> for Linux. Well, HP created the part
M Harris wrote:
> On Monday 21 May 2007 10:35, Kai Ponte wrote:
>
>> I've read that dual-booting under Vista is not as easy as 2k/xp
>> because the partitioning is different. Every guide I've read so far
>> says to have the Windows installer create a partition to be used later
>> for Linux
Quoting James Knott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
M Harris wrote:
On Monday 21 May 2007 10:35, Kai Ponte wrote:
I've read that dual-booting under Vista is not as easy as 2k/xp
because the partitioning is different. Every guide I've read so far
says to have the Windows installer create a partition to b
On Monday 21 May 2007 16:32, James Knott wrote:
> > The technique is to blow the disk away and install openSUSE *first*
> > leaving a workable partition at the front-end of the drive (appropriate
> > and large enough) for you to *restore* vista into when you are done
> > installing openSUSE.
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On Monday 21 May 2007 11:35, Kai Ponte wrote:
> I just got my new HP/Compaq 9440 laptop on Friday. It is pre-loaded
> with Windows Vista, which looks nice...
>
> http://www.perfectreign.com/?q=node/64
>
> ...but is already starting to irritate me. In a
Figuring I would just "go for it" and install SUSE on my laptop, I
booted the DVD. Unfortunately, when I got to the partition menu, I
got the following choice:
"Delete Windows partition /dev/sda1 (85.1 GB). Resize impossible due
to inconsistent fs. Try checking fs under Windows."
The sam
On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:58:12 -0700
Kai Ponte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Figuring I would just "go for it" and install SUSE on my laptop, I
> booted the DVD. Unfortunately, when I got to the partition menu, I
> got the following choice:
>
> "Delete Windows partition /dev/sda1 (85.1 GB). Res
* Kai Ponte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [05-21-07 16:00]:
> Figuring I would just "go for it" and install SUSE on my laptop, I
> booted the DVD. Unfortunately, when I got to the partition menu, I
> got the following choice:
>
> "Delete Windows partition /dev/sda1 (85.1 GB). Resize impossible due
>
I never tried Vista, but !
Well, there is a complex way:
1. install Win XP
2. install openSUSE
3. upgrade XP to Vista.
This will work for sure.
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Quoting Patrick Shanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
* Kai Ponte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [05-21-07 16:00]:
Figuring I would just "go for it" and install SUSE on my laptop, I
booted the DVD. Unfortunately, when I got to the partition menu, I
got the following choice:
"Delete Windows partition /dev/sda1 (
Quoting Jerry Feldman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:58:12 -0700
Kai Ponte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Figuring I would just "go for it" and install SUSE on my laptop, I
booted the DVD. Unfortunately, when I got to the partition menu, I
got the following choice:
"Delete Windows p
Kai Ponte schrieb:
Figuring I would just "go for it" and install SUSE on my laptop, I
booted the DVD. Unfortunately, when I got to the partition menu, I
got the following choice:
"Delete Windows partition /dev/sda1 (85.1 GB). Resize impossible due
to inconsistent fs. Try checking fs under Wi
On Mon, 21 May 2007 12:58:12 -0700
Kai Ponte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Maybe I can run VMWare instaead
>
> Darn! I really wanted to play Chromium and Planet Penguin Racer on
> my 17" screen...
Sorry I can't help with the resize issue, but check out something
called EasyBCD.
http://neosmart.n
On Fri, June 1, 2007 1:47 pm, Carl Spitzer wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-05-27 at 21:29 -0700, Kai Ponte wrote:
>> On Sat, May 26, 2007 4:15 pm, Carl Spitzer wrote:
>> > Try partitioning with Gparted the bootable distro.
>> > Look and feel just as Partition Magic then install Suse and
>> reinstall
>> > Vis
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