[wellylug] laptop advice sought

[Cliff Pratt]

Mark Foster wrote:
> Cliff Pratt wrote:
> 
>> Nick Jensen wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/22/05, Wayne Koorts wrote:
>>>
>>>> Whatever you do, try to use Windows-based partitioning software and
>>>> preferably Partition Magic if you can. I have had a bad experience
>>>> with a bug in the common Linux resizing software used in most distro's
>>>> which will make your Windows drive unable to boot unless you
>>>> re-format.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I don't agree with this. Partition Magic is expensive, and
>>
>>
>>  > the only time I've used it it destroyed my Windows Partition.
>>  > I've never had a problem with Linux partioning tools when
>>  > resizing or creating partitions.
>>
>>>
>> I've used PM literally hundreds of times with no problems - well maybe 
>> one or two. But I've never had it destroy a partition unrecoverably 
>> that I can remember.
> 
> Why not just take the opportunity to repartition from scratch?
> Its not like Windows doesn't benefit from reinstallation every couple of 
> years.
> 
> 'Sides as you learn its often handy to be able to 
> start-as-you-mean-to-go-on, tidy up your installs, your installed apps, 
> legacy folders, rah rah
> 
> I've never edited a live partition, and don't see myself trying it 
> anytime soon.  Funny i've never lost a partition either =)
> 
Hmm. If I'm installing Linux on a bit of spare space I don't 
really want to get into backing up and reinstalling Windows. 
If it were just a matter of getting rid of what was there 
and reinstalling, yeah, that'd be a solution. Often you want 
to keep what you've got.

Cheers,

Cliff


Cheers,

Cliff