[NTLUG:Discuss] fips and XP

[Ron Hamilton]

On Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:54:12 -0500
Chris Cox <cjcox at acm.org> wrote:

>At least it doesn't use
> a mandatory reformat/repartition like the Toshiba disks
> do (unless you know the secret of course).

Hold up there Chris.. not that I would ever want to put windows back on my toshiba.. but *if* I wanted to.. what's the secret of which you speak?  Back in the days before I went 100% linux on this baby I used to lose all my linux partitions every time windows would crap out and I would have to use the rescue disks.  This prompted a 100% move (screw the games, nethack is all I need) from any windows at all to pure linux.  A good thing to be sure, but I still desire the knowledge in case somebody asks me.  I hate telling people what I believe to be the truth, (you have to nuke your whole hard disk) when there seems to be a more elegant solution (your secret).
  

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