Re: Partitioning a drive with Windows 7 already installed
2010/10/14 Γιώργος Πάλλας <gpall@ccf.auth.gr>:
> On 14/10/2010 04:43 πμ, Tom H wrote:
>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Mark Allums <mark@allums.com> wrote:
>>> On 10/13/2010 6:43 PM, Tom H wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Preston Boyington
>>>> <preston.lists@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Ogya Chief wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> At this stage there is no data to backup. If there is any other thing I
>>>>>> can backup, please let me know.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Since most newer computers don't come with a Restore disc, I would
>>>>> suggest
>>>>> burning the Restore partition and any associated "utility" partition to a
>>>>> DVD. Usually it fits on one. That way if your hard drive goes belly up
>>>>> later you can slap a new one in and put the machine back to a factory
>>>>> state
>>>>> if you wish.
>>>>>
>>>> Don't all boxes ship with a utility to create restore DVDs from the
>>>> restore partition?!
>>>>
>>> Often, they do, yes. Typically, it allows exactly one copy to be created,
>>> so, ensure that good media is used, and follow instructions to the letter.
>>> Once that copy is attempted, no more are allowed.
>>>
>> You can mess with the registry to make another set of recovery disks
>> if the first set is damaged or unduplicated
>
> This is really unneeded. What I do on friend's laptops with
> pre-installed Win7 and no recovery disks (just a recovery partition) who
> want to install ubuntu or some other linux distro is this: I boot
> Clonezilla, I open a shell, I delete the recovery partition (using
> fdisk/cfdisk) and then I take a good compressed disk snapshot on an
> external usb disk. Then, install debian/ubuntu on the 10Gigs of the
> recovered space of the ex-recovery partition.
And when you sell the box to a Windows-only user, ...
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