[ltp] Re-install default OS on a specified partition disk

[Guillermo Latorre]

> Oh, the dreaded C/H/S values issue.  I had nearly forgotten that.  I'm
> inexperienced when it comes to doing ``restore-to-factory'' type
> Windows re-installations.  I've only ever done complete installations
> of Windows from bootable CDs;  out of a little of my experience and of
> the experiences of others around at my place, a complete installation
> of Windows on a disk with existing GNU/Linux OSs has never crapped out
> - -- except for overwriting the MBR.

Thanks for your reply, 

I have that experience too, I have installed Windows many times on a
computer with a existing Linux partition and everything went well
(except MBR, but has a easy solution if you have a rescue CD and execute
lilo or grub).

So... should I ask for the installation CD's to IBM and then boot from
CD and install Windows? I am worried because... and if the IBM Windows
installation program has as default an install-on-all-hard-disk option?
Or this not true?

Can I install from the IBM Windows CD as from a normal Windows install
CD?

What do you think?

Thank you very much!!

Guille