On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Arend Meetsma wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 27 Jul 2001, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > > Crutcher Dunnavant wrote:
> > >
> > > > My suggestion, in this order.
> > > >
> > > > a) install the software from HP.
> > > > b) install Windows, reserve space for linux.
> > > > c) install Linux
> > > >
> > > > reason. HP wants to do something odd to your partitions, let it.
> > > > Windows will be able to deal, so it will install over the HP stuff.
> > > > Linux will be able to deal with whatever Windows does, but the reverse
> > > > is not true.
> > > >
> > > > There is also a guru solution available.
> > > >
> > > > a) find a guru.
> > > > b) offer the guru beer.
> > > > c) tell the guru the problem.
> > > > d) give the guru your computer.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hey!,
> > >
> > > Thanks for the responce, You wouldn't happen to have any family in
> > > Hampton, Va, with the last name Dunnavant? And for the reference to the
> > > computers.. my wife will not let me comvert her ( hp ). My computer is
> > > the compaq amd 933 - 40g - 128mr etc... I have tried to install windows
> > > and let the partitions take place but only after .. I am only allowed to
> > > install linux as a swap file.. and then a file @ 1.8gig .. the compag
> > > software disk has been protected to where I can only pull certain files
> > > off of it.. so everything but windows I am able to yang off the cd..
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Charles
> > >
> >
> > Hi Charles,
> >
> > How about using partition magic to split up the partitions made by compaq?
> >
> > a) install software from HP
> > This gives you: c: 38 Gig? (hda1)
> > d: 2 Gig? (hda2)
> > Or something similar to this at least right?
> >
> > b) install partition magic and make hda1 into three smaller partitions,
> > this should push hda2 to hda4. Windows will still see it as d: because
> > the others are not vfat32.
> > This gives you:
> > hda1 20 Gig ---vfat32 (c:)
> > hda2 ~18 Gig ---ext2 (linux)
> > hda3 ~512MB ---linuxswap
> > hda4 2 Gig ---vfat32 (d:)
> >
> > or use partition magic to resize the partitions and get an extended
> > partition in there.
> >
> > c) install linux
> >
> > d) don't re-install the hp software ever again because it will blow away
> > all your fine work.
> >
> > Perhaps the guru suggestion above is easier....
> >
> > Arend
> >
>
> That makes alot of since... I will try that.. Thanks alot..
> oh .... any idea where to find alot fo linux software?
>
I see that I got confused in point d) above, I think I meant:
d) don't re-install the _compaq_ software ever again because it will
blow away all your fine work.
for linux software try:
www.gnome.org/gnome-office/
linuxberg.tucows.com
linuxgames.com
google
Hope this helps,
Arend
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