Hi Pete,
On Saturday 18 March 2006 17:56, Pete Holsberg wrote:
> Wayne Johnson wrote:
> > > Not if you can copy the installation files from the hidden
> > > partition or the restore cd, both of which I've done successfully
> > > in the past. Don't forget to copy the correct driver files as
> > > well. ;-)
>
> And I responded:
> >> IS there a how-to somewhere?
>
> And then Wayne said:
> > How to do a backup? How to copy the installation files to a temp
> > folder so that you can burn them to a CD ? How to use fdisk to
> > blow away a non dos partition or to use Partition Magic to do the
> > same thing? How to install Windows?
>
> How to "copy the installation files from the hidden partition".
> How to "copy the installation files from the restore cd".
> How to "copy the correct driver files".
>
> > Unfortunately the procedure would vary depending on how the
> > manufacturer decided to setup the system
>
> We were talking specifically about Dell. (See "Subject" above.) Do
> you know how they setup the system for desktop machines with XP Pro
> less than a year old?
>
> Thanks.
You need an operating system that can see all the partitions !! After
that its easy to copy whatever you want.
As far as Dell is concerned I belive they use two hidden partitions, one
containing an image of the copy of Wins that was originally installed
and one that contains Wins plus all the driver files and some
diagnostic software. So that you can just replace a bad driver, DLL or
whatever.
The first is essentially a clean install, the second wouldn't be ! Also
I don't think the second is a pre-registered Wins where as the image
restore probably would be !!
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Best Regards:
Derrick.
Pontefract Linux Users Group.
plug at play-net.co.uk
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