Peoples, I suggest getting System Commander. Very nice utility in booting partitions. I have it on my linux pcs over here.
http://www.v-com.com/product/System_Commander_Home.html Jon ---- Dazed_75 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 9:55 PM, Michael Sammartano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jim, > > > > 1st>> Create restore disks from the windows Start menu. I am quite certain > > your computer did not come with restore cd/dvd's. If it did ignore this > > part. Once the restore partition is wiped out you need to request disks > > from compaq, that can take up to 6 weeks. > > > > 2nd>> Make sure the cd's/dvd boots computer!! > > > > 3rd>>Boot with linux disk or another utility and shrink the ntfs > > partition. If you use the correct utility, it will move all of the windows > > data to the new partition for you with out defrag. > > > > 4th>> keep the ntfs partition, do not remove/change the restore partition > > (should be around 1.5GB. Create new partitions for linux in new empty > > space. I am preety sure you can do extended partitions, not logical. > > > > 5th>> allow linux to install, choose GRUB boot loader, then try both > > installs for boot. > > > > Mike > > > > > Two things I want to point out: > > 1) Vista can resize its own partition and that should really be the > preferred method since Vista will remain happy. So do that right > after making sure you have Vista Restore CD/DVDs. Just go into > computer management and disk management under that. Select the > partition and pick resize from the menu. > > 2) Before installing Linux, save the MBR (or at least the 1st 446 > bytes of it) to some external media so you have a saved copy in case > you need to restore it. This may be particularly important if the OEM > for your system has elected to use some of the new boot processes > Microsoft added ON RELEASE DAY for Vista. These support the trusted > platform concept and among other things check that the MBR is > undisturbed. If your OEM is using them, you may have to restore the > MBR and use the Vista BCDEDIT program to change the registry entries > for the Vista boot menu to invoke grub from there rather than letting > grub replace the MBR. > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [email protected] > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss
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