[ltp] Keeping Win2K during/after repartitioning a T20?

[Tim Prince]

Using any version of PM earlier than 5.01 on a W2K installation will
inevitably require a repair installation.  I think, for many distros,
you should leave unpartitioned space for the linux installation to make
its own swap space, but the PM linux partitions are fine for the rest.
I'm sure you know enough to stay away from BootMagic; you can take your
choice of the usual schemes for adding lilo to the NT boot menu and/or
windows boot to lilo, and to check the particulars of the distro of your
choice as to whether you must start with a linux boot floppy in order to
retain the NT boot.  Since my employer removed the factory W2K from this
T20 and replaced it with a somewhat broken W98, I don't know exactly how
a factory W2K installation comes; I have at last as good a W98 as is
likely to be possible, along with W2K and RH6.2.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert A. Munro" <ramunro1@ix.netcom.com>
To: <linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 5:13 PM
Subject: [ltp] Keeping Win2K during/after repartitioning a T20?


> Hi all, and apologies if this has already been asked/answered here:
>
> Does anyone have guidance/gotchas for repartitioning a Thinkpad T20
> that already has Windows 2000 Pro loaded - without losing the Win2K
> partition?  Hints/warnings for using PartitionMagic 4.0 are needed.
>
> The machine belongs to my employer, so messing with it such that a
> complete reload of Win2K etc. plus reconfiguration is something I'd
> _really_ prefer to avoid.  But I would like to repartition the hard
> drive (~12GB with ~8.7GB free) to add Linux (and OS/2) for research.
>
> I've used PartitionMagic before on other machines (a Dell notebook,
> Thinkpad 770X, and self-built Athlon tower) and have seen the heart
> stopping error messages, gotten around some situations, and lost my
> Win98 system once.  Since NT/Win2K have nasty habits regarding hard
> drive "ownership" and I'm not knowledgable about the Win2K details,
> I'll greatly appreciate any experiences or pointers anyone can give.
>
> TIA,
> Robert Munro
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