2010/10/14 Γιώργος Πάλλας <gp...@ccf.auth.gr>: > On 14/10/2010 04:43 πμ, Tom H wrote: >> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:11 PM, Mark Allums <m...@allums.com> wrote: >>> On 10/13/2010 6:43 PM, Tom H wrote: >>>> On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 9:56 AM, Preston Boyington >>>> <preston.li...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Ogya Chief wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> At this stage there is no data to backup. If there is any other thing I >>>>>> can backup, please let me know. >>>>>> >>>>> Since most newer computers don't come with a Restore disc, I would >>>>> suggest >>>>> burning the Restore partition and any associated "utility" partition to a >>>>> DVD. Usually it fits on one. That way if your hard drive goes belly up >>>>> later you can slap a new one in and put the machine back to a factory >>>>> state >>>>> if you wish. >>>>> >>>> Don't all boxes ship with a utility to create restore DVDs from the >>>> restore partition?! >>>> >>> Often, they do, yes. Typically, it allows exactly one copy to be created, >>> so, ensure that good media is used, and follow instructions to the letter. >>> Once that copy is attempted, no more are allowed. >>> >> You can mess with the registry to make another set of recovery disks >> if the first set is damaged or unduplicated > > This is really unneeded. What I do on friend's laptops with > pre-installed Win7 and no recovery disks (just a recovery partition) who > want to install ubuntu or some other linux distro is this: I boot > Clonezilla, I open a shell, I delete the recovery partition (using > fdisk/cfdisk) and then I take a good compressed disk snapshot on an > external usb disk. Then, install debian/ubuntu on the 10Gigs of the > recovered space of the ex-recovery partition.
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