I tried used that thing to let you write to NTFS in Linux a while ago and as far as I could tell it worked fine. I've since migrated to a new machine that's pure Linux though, so I didn't use it for long. It's probably more trouble than it's worth.
On 7/17/05, Derek Juba <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > J. Milgram wrote: > > >Turns out the "restore" disks that came with the laptop do as feared put > >the entire computer back in its original configuration. Any new > >partitions you created just disappear. So no way to install it as a > >second bootable system. > > > >I wonder if Microsoft realizes the consequences of this policy (I assume > >they're behind it). I was starting to think that maybe XP wasn't as > >crappy as I thought it would be, and hoped to play around with it > >more. Now, that's over, and they've lost an XP user. Not that Linux > >users count that much, it's just an odd policy. > > > > > Keep in mind that this is a "restore" disk, not a windows install disk, > so its purpose is to restore a damaged system to its original state, not > to install windows to a user's desired location. For a disk like this I > think resetting the partitions is a good thing, since it allows the disk > to perform its intended function even if you've manged to screw the > partitions up somehow. > > -Derek Juba > -- -Randy Baden AIM: Randofu Cell: 301-751-5114
