[NTLUG:Discuss] Does Windows from a partitioning focus control Linux compatibility issues

[Allen]

 When I Changed notes books from hp to Toshiba L675D and from XP to Win 7 I inherited multiple incompatibility Linux issues.
Prior to this with XP and hp I enjoyed extended partitioning and availability of experiencing the pleasure of many distributions.
With the Toshiba so far I have only been able to install 10.04 in a dual boot process wirelessly.
My question is would this incompatibility change if I removed Win 7 as an OS along with removing the hidden partition identified as recovery
and then proceeded to re-partition extended and attempt to load Suse and any other distros I choose
As an example presently if I attempt to install Suse with a good live verified CD I must do it via acpi=off and then attempting to get on line presents
huge problems.
If I were financially able I would ditch is Toshiba and it goes without sayinf I could live without windows
Please advise