I'm slowly making progress. I think I created my own problem when the prompt for "removing the floppy" came, I took it literally and didn't remove the installation CD. I did partition the drive but made the "C" drive only 10 GB. Can I get away with installing only the operating system on C, and put everything else on "D" (which is 30GB), or should I just start over?
One other thing, I've yet to be asked to register the system and I've even loaded the Windows Validation Tool. Will this come up later or did it somehow remember the authentication? Thanks for all the input, it's been helpful. Richard P. On Fri, Jul 2, 2010 at 7:43 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall <popoz...@earthlink.net> wrote: > If you got media with your Computer you can boot to the recovery CD and it > will then start from the recovery partition. > > I have never had problems with reformatting a drive on a Dell as it is a > hidden partition not normally seeable to a Windows install CD. > > Stewart > > At 06:39 PM 7/2/2010, you wrote: >> >> Dell computers often have a recovery partition on the drive. You start up >> while holding down some F key and it restores you to original condition. >> This partition may also be interfering with your attempt to roll your own >> install. >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jul 2, 2010, at 6:37 PM, "Richard P." <richs...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Dell Laptop >> >> >> *************************************** >> ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** >> ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** >> ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** >> *************************************** > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net > Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > *************************************** > ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** > ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** > ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > *************************************** > *************************************** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO ** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***************************************
