Christopher Sawtell wrote: > On 7/29/07, thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> hello fellow linux users >> >> I just tried to install ubuntu 6.06 on my partners laptop to run with >> its vista system.... but now no vista... > > Just in case the worst has occured has anybody got a 'Doze Vista > rescue disk set? > If Thomas has the Ultimate edition and a valid install key of his own (check the bottom of the laptop) then I can help with 32 or 64 bit versions. My understanding is that I am allowed to do that. Won't be any good if it is a key for one of the home versions though... But surely (I'm guessing) the laptop come with a boot disk for situations where the start menu entry for a restore can't be used? That may be all that is needed.
My recent experience with attempting a kubuntu install on a windows laptop with one existing partition to be resized was the total trashing of the windows installation - my guess was that gparted (or whatever is was) didn't handle an NTFS partition too well. Partitioning of the disk prior to the windows reinstall was required. Then it was straight forward getting kubuntu and grub on. Roger
