replied to
> Ray:
>
>
>>You said
>>that that Windows was already installed. You can
>>resize the partition
>>without harming it, can't you?
>
>
> Except for that "gotcha" Tony mentioned, in the case
> of XP SP2.
See original post; PM8
Was 40G. XP now 15G, moved 7.8M. Rest extended. Created 15G NTFS
for W2K. Rest is for eCS.
Tried to install eCS 1.2rm.
"Disk O reports a corrupt partition table."
> But if Ray decides to drop back to W2K, it
> shouldn't be an issue. The main arguments against
> that option come down to these, I think: 1) There
> would be multiple Service Packs and a barge full of
> security fixes to apply, & 2) It would probably negate
> the value of whatever hidden "Recovery Image" (restore
> to system defaults, as delivered, in case of a
> disaster) that the mfr. provided for that laptop,
> which would be geared to XP. Of course, I suppose one
> could image that as well before proceeding.
Did that. But I have no way to test it.
>
> I don't recall Ray's "bring with" list, but I'd
> recommend a decent size USB HDD in an external drive
> shell, plus power adapter & cables.
Then you should have review the original post. :)
Is 200G big enough?
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