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Date: Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:17:12 To:WISPA General List <wireless@wispa.org> Subject: Re: [WISPA] OT......Question The only other issue you will have is finding all the XP drivers for the laptop. HP/Compaq no longer publish the XP drivers for laptops that come with Vista on them. You can still find them, it just takes a little searching. Travis Microserv Bob Moldashel wrote: > Thanks George. I just want to leave Vista on there incase something > happens and I need to take the machine back to the geniuses at Best > Buy. they love to turn stuff on and blame software for issues. Its a > "just in case" issue. > > Thanks! > > > -B- > On Dec 9, 2007, at 11:41 AM, George Rogato wrote: > >> Vista doesn't need partition magic, it has it's own partition utility >> built in. >> So if you want to install linux, open up the vista partition utility, >> squeeze the partition size down for vista and then install linux. >> Linux will find the space. >> >> Also, no reason why you can't just wipe vista and put xp on there if >> you really don't want vista. >> >> >> Mike Bushard, Jr wrote: >>> I did basically the same thing a long time ago with Partition Magic >>> and OSXL >>> boot loader. I resized the Windows partition, created a small one >>> for OSXL >>> and used the remaining space for linux. >>> Mike Bushard, Jr >>> Wireless Network Engineer >>> 320-256-WISP (9477) >>> 320-256-9478 Fax >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Bob Moldashel >>> Sent: Sunday, December 09, 2007 10:29 AM >>> To: WISPA General List >>> Subject: [WISPA] OT......Question >>> Sorry for this one guys. Everyone knows I'm an RF guy not a >>> network guy so hence the question...and it is wireless in >>> nature....sort of.... >>> I bought a new laptop for one of my guys. It of course has the >>> dreaded MS Vista on it. Is it possible to partition the hard >>> drive, delete the OS on one partition and load XP without doing >>> anything to the Vista OS??? If yes is there a freeware or other >>> program available to assist my non-OS compliant butt??? :-) >>> If you want to reply offlist thats fine. >>> Tnx. >>> -B- >>> Bob Moldashel >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> ---- >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> ---- >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >>> http://signup.wispa.org/ >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> >>> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >>> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >>> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >>> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> -- >> George Rogato >> >> Welcome to WISPA >> >> www.wispa.org >> >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > Bob Moldashel > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
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