[NTLUG:Discuss] kind of OT, but not really

[Fred James]

Thank you for your thoughts - Yes, I understand they do that sneaky 
little thing.  But this Gateway, as the last one did also, comes with 
install CDs for XP, etc.  On the last one, which I just returned because 
it wasn't capible of 1400x1050 screen resolution, I reinstalled XP from 
the CD before I sent it back.  I cannot promise there was not going to 
be a problem running it that way, but it seemed to work and I did want 
to wipe off my copy of Linux because I didn't buy it from them.

So, on this machine, I have the install CDs, and I already own W2K, and 
of course Linux.  Do you think that should cover me for this issue, or 
am I missing something?

Steve Baker wrote:

> Fred James wrote:
>
>> New machine (Gateway laptop) coming with XP Home edition
>> Was thinking of either:
>> (1) dual boot XP and Linux (RH 7.3 or 9)
>> (2) dual boot W2K and Linux
>> (3) triple boot XP, W2K, and Linux
>> Last I remember - partition for MS, and install MS, first, then do 
>> Linux.
>> Any thoughts, cautions, suggestion, etc., would be appreciated.
>
>
> Beware of repartitioning.  Some laptops use a hidden (or improperly 
> labelled)
> partition to store a backup of the OS.  When you need to re-install 
> Windoze,
> you may regret blowing that away by installing Linux over the top of it.
>
> (I speak from painful experience!)

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