Dell XPS Operating Software disks (XP and Vista) are not image restore
disks. But there is an option for that on the hard drive. If thats the
issue, Richard, You will need to install Suse after Vista. My copy of
OpenSuse 10.3 has recognized Vista and provided me options. However, I
think I just repeated some of Storm's suggestions with what I have
experienced.
On Jan 29, 2008 5:43 PM, Storm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think Richard is saying that his XP disk is a restore disk, usually
> provided by the likes of Dell or Toshiba, etc.
>
> If that's the case, it's going to wipe out the contents of the disk
> every time. So, the solution would be to borrow an XP disk and
> install using your valid key.
>
> That way you have a fresh install of XP, a valid license, and the
> ability to install Linux with XP.
>
> As a side-note, Richard, you may do better to install XP, then Linux.
> That's the order I've always done it in, and I've never had to worry
> about XP overwriting any of my Linux stuff.
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