[LinuxUsers] P.S. Saving windows HP restore partition

[Chris Penn]

through=throw

On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 7:46 PM, Chris Penn <cantormath at gmail.com> wrote:

> if you through a Linux disk in, you can copy the restore file.  Usually the
> restore files are small enough to where you can just keep it there and
> install linux next to it.
>
> Chris...
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 6:16 PM, Manny <vectormax at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Restore file?
>>
>> That I know of HP's use a restore partition.  It's usually a hidden
>> partition, so it won't show up within windows file manager.
>>
>> You can see it with gParted or some other partitioning tool.  It'll
>> have a weird name with some numbers, and usually takes up about 10Gb's
>> on a Vista system.
>>
>> Be careful with automated installs.  You'll want to do "manual
>> partitioning"  and unhide the partition so you can add it to the grub
>> menu.  Just name it "**WARNING*** WILL DESTROY YOUR DATA" or something
>> to that nature, as this will wipe the other partitions usually.
>>
>> I find it best to just nuke it.  For 14 bucks or so you can order a
>> restore disk direct from HP.  Actually less, but I needed next day
>> delivery.  Then you can run "windows de-crapifier" to get rid of the
>> HP garbage.
>> Good Luck!
>>
>> --Manny
>> BTW, my wife has an HP laptop.  I'm Linux ONLY, on my boxes ;-)
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 3:36 PM, Paul Saenz <downtoearthman at hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Actually, I'm referring to that partition that HP makes that is the
>> restore
>> > partition.
>> >
>> > ________________________________
>> > From: downtoearthman at hotmail.com
>> > To: linuxusers at socallinux.org
>> > Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 15:20:18 -0800
>> > Subject: [LinuxUsers] Saving windows HP restore partition
>> >
>> > As I said, I am reinstalling windows on my friends HP pavilion ze5700
>> > and I'm going to put Hardy Heron on the Master boot sector.
>> > Yeah, I know how to do that. I figured out a little voodoo myself.
>> > To you guys that may be nothing special.
>> > Yeah, and I will upgrade if the upgrade is already released.
>> >
>> > I want to save the restore file on my friends HP. I know it is really
>> trash,
>> > but just so he won't be unhappy, since he doesn't really know what it
>> is,
>> > I will save it for him.
>> >
>> > but I need to know what it is called. I am running knoppix 4.0 on a live
>> cd,
>> > and I am looking in konqueror. I see a file that looks like a disk with
>> the
>> > center cut
>> > out like a donut, and it has gears like on the outer diameter. there are
>> > actually two.
>> > one is called WDSyncV6.exe, and the other is called WindowsXP-. There is
>> a
>> > third file,
>> > it is called WDSyncV6.zip.... Are these the three files that I want to
>> save?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
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