[ale] [Fwd: [Am-info] Windows XP doesn't like to share withLinux]

[grimmke at directvinternet.com (Andrew Grimmke)]

On Wed, 2002-05-29 at 20:50, Geoffrey wrote:
> This story indicates that Windows XP OEM install will reformat all drive 
> space on a computer upon installation, regardless of there already being 
> formatted partitions on the drive.  Anyone else experience this?
> 
> 
>    Windows XP doesn't like to share with Linux
> 
> <http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/05/27/0334227>
> 
> -- 
> Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net
> 
> I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
> to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?

It appears from the article and some of the responses that the problem
was the author using a "restore" disk rather than a full copy of the
OS.  The restore disk will wipe out partitions as it "restores" the hard
drive to it's original configuration.  If OEMs would just give people
the OS rather than the stupid restore CD, this guy wouldn't have had a
problem.  Also, he may have had more luck if he had shrunk the XP
partition by hand rather than letting the distribution installer try. 



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