[ltp] Re: reinstalling windows after linux

Steven J. Owens linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Thu, 27 Jun 2013 18:52:29 +0000


On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 09:27:09PM -0400, Stefan Monnier wrote:
> >      Now I have a new 256 GB samsung SSD that I've just added, and I
> > need a windows install (and a linux partition, but I understand for
> > dual boot it's best to start with windows and then add linux).
> 
> Why not install Windows in a VM instead, so you can have both systems
> booted at the same time.

     The recovery disks won't let me pick the drive or partition, you
think they're going to let me install into a VM? :-)

     In any event, the reason I need the windows partition is to test
some plugin code for a 3D graphics app that doesn't work properly in a VM.

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