P.S. to test if the NTFS partition is "clean", you should also run the defragmenter, as it also checks the NTFS partition, and repairs any problems. So _always_ run the de-fragmenter before installing gOS over an existing NTFS partition.
On 17 nov, 16:54, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > P.S. the gOS installer wants to see a cleanly closed NTFS partition, > or it will complain. So you need to shutdown Windows cleanly before > attempting an install. > If you want to do a dual-boot install, so keep XP on a part of the > hard-disk, then you will need to also defragment the NTFS partition, > with the windows Disk defragmenter system tool, or gOS cannot cleanly > make the Windows partition smaller to make place for gOS. > > On 17 nov, 09:30, mahjongg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > How? > > > You run the installer (the green CD Icon) on the desktop, and when the > > time comes and the disk manager (partitioner) asks how you want the > > hard-disk to be used, choose "assisted, use whole disk", and the > > installer will use your whole disk for gOS. > > > If you want to save any document, or multimedia files, from XP, you > > should save them to a memory-stick, or burn them to CD/DVD before > > installing gOS, as the installer will throw away anything on the hard- > > disk before using it for gOS. > > > On 17 nov, 07:25, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > Rather than have XP Pro and running GOS 3 Gadgets off a CD, I'd like > > > to clean install the PC with GOS 3 Gadgets as the ONLY operating > > > system... but how do I do it? (pardon my ignorance)... cheers :) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gOS Linux" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/goslinux?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
