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guitardude
Ok, I love Microsoft and all, but I want to have a little fun. I know that
there are live cds for linux, and I have done this but you cant save
anything really that way (I mean settings and stuff). I would like to set up
a small partition (like between 10 and 15 gigs) just for playing around and
showing off something cool. I have tried to find info on a safe way to do
this but I have seen a lot about how an XP/Vista dual boot setup will erase
each others restore points. I am a huge fan of restore points and I don't
want linux to erase mine. Will linux erase the restore points like XP does
with vista? This is my current setup:
1 HDD (IDE) with two partitions:
1st is the windows vista (location 0 in device properties)
2nd is a recovery partition that Sony put on my laptop. (id like to keep
it if I can. In disk management I cannot get to any of the details for this
partition. it just says "EISA configuration")
It's a 120 gig hard drive and I have a 300 external so space is not really a
problem for me.
I would like to put Ubuntu Linux on the same internal drive as Vista. I have
seen on one website that you should not shrink the Vista Partition (they
said this in bold red) and another said to shrink the vista partition. What
exactly is the risk that makes the one site scream "don't shrink"? If
running Linux with Vista is safe and logical then please let me know the
easiest way to get it going.
thanks,
guitardude
p.s. I am NOT trying to start some kind of Microsoft vs. Linux argument!
please just help me WITHOUT blessing or cursing either OS!
there are live cds for linux, and I have done this but you cant save
anything really that way (I mean settings and stuff). I would like to set up
a small partition (like between 10 and 15 gigs) just for playing around and
showing off something cool. I have tried to find info on a safe way to do
this but I have seen a lot about how an XP/Vista dual boot setup will erase
each others restore points. I am a huge fan of restore points and I don't
want linux to erase mine. Will linux erase the restore points like XP does
with vista? This is my current setup:
1 HDD (IDE) with two partitions:
1st is the windows vista (location 0 in device properties)
2nd is a recovery partition that Sony put on my laptop. (id like to keep
it if I can. In disk management I cannot get to any of the details for this
partition. it just says "EISA configuration")
It's a 120 gig hard drive and I have a 300 external so space is not really a
problem for me.
I would like to put Ubuntu Linux on the same internal drive as Vista. I have
seen on one website that you should not shrink the Vista Partition (they
said this in bold red) and another said to shrink the vista partition. What
exactly is the risk that makes the one site scream "don't shrink"? If
running Linux with Vista is safe and logical then please let me know the
easiest way to get it going.
thanks,
guitardude
p.s. I am NOT trying to start some kind of Microsoft vs. Linux argument!
please just help me WITHOUT blessing or cursing either OS!