[ltp] Partitioning - how to keep IBM recovery partition active?

[Peter B. West]

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jgidi@umd.umich.edu wrote:
> 
> Quoting Lior David <liorda@gmail.com>:
> 
>> I want to keep my XP installation and the option to enter the hidden
>> recovery tools by hitting the "access IBM" button during startup.
>>
>> How can I do it?
>>
>> And please advise my about the best partition configuration for the 
>> newbie.
>>
>> R50e, btw :)
>>
>> Thanks!
> 
> 
> Hello,
> 
> I've addressed this issue several times in the past month or two. You 
> can search
> the archives to find all you need to know. Basically, if you want to 
> keep the
> recovery partition active, you leave it exactly as is, don't move or 
> change it
> in any way, and then use NTLDR as your bootloader. If you use GRUB, you 
> will
> get a BSOD when you try to boot the recovery partition.

I recall seeing this.  But why is it so?  In normal dual boot situation, 
you can go wither way: GRUB or NTLDR as your primary loader.

> Also, you'll want your XP installation in the first partition, because 
> if you
> have to restore it from the recovery partition, your only choices are to 
> wipe
> the entire drive and restore, or wipe the first partition and restore.

This is useful to know.  There has been much folklore about the recovery 
partition always scrubbing the partition table, or only scrubbing it 
when invoked directly from the partition, but not from CDs, or vice versa.

Peter

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