[ltp] Partition Magic/Partition-It/Fips & Win XP

[D. Sen]

Kristjan Onu wrote:
> It's not obvious to me how getting recovery CDs is a substitute for a
> second HDD or partitioning software. With the recovery CDs I was sent
> for an A31p, I could only reformat the _entire_ HDD and then install
> XP.
> 
I dont think its a substitute for a second hard drive. I definitely need 
a second hard drive that will be dedicated to Win XP (in the unlikely 
event that I need to use the software that came with the pre-install).

But it is a substitute for having to use a commercial partitioning 
software that can handle NTFS. I dont plan on having any NTFS partitions 
in the drive that will have linux. Hence the partitioning applications 
that come with distributions such as Mandrake (fips, drakX) will suffice.

> Is it possible to separate these two steps? Can the recovery CDs
> be used to reformat only portions of the HDD? 

I dont think so (and not according to the IBM tech support person).

> Using the CDs I received
> (IBM P/N 01R5301 and IBM P/N 01R5302) I didn't see how this could be
> done.
> 
> Kristjan
> 
> PS. With regards to partitioning software, is there free software that
> allows resizing XP-type NTFS partitions? When I looked, I couldn't
> find anything (and decided Paragon's Partition Manager was "best".)
> 
> D. Sen wrote (on Tue, Jul  2 at 18:48):
> 
>>Excellent. Just ordered the recovery CD for the T30.
>>
>>Thanks for the second hard drive idea.
>>
>>DS
>>Rob Mayoff wrote:
>>
>>>+---------- On Jul 2, D. Sen said:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Getting a second Hard Drive is an excellent idea. (I have a 10 Gig Hard
>>>>drive from a TP600 from ages ago that I could use). Any idea how I could
>>>>copy over the hidden partition that contains the backup preinstall data?
>>>
>>>
>>>Not really.  I ordered the recovery CDs for my A30p from IBM, and they
>>>didn't charge me (not even for shipping).
>>
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