[TriLUG] need to rein in WinXP

[Chip Davis]

Thanks, Lee.  That seems to be the consensus opinion.

I'm afraid I'm not familiar with the term "overlay" in reference to a
drive. Is that something I should worry about with a factory installation
of WindowsXP on a ThinkPad?

Unfortunately, as is maddeningly usual I will be out of town for the next
meeting (teaching UNIX in Columbia, MD) so I guess I'll try to find a
copy of Partition Magic elsewhere.

Thanks,

-Chip-

Microsoft has a new version out, Windows XP, which according to everybody
is "the most reliable Windows ever."  To me, this is like saying that
asparagus is "the most articulate vegetable ever." -D.Barry


** Reply to note from Lee Fickenscher <elfick at trilug.org> Thu, 3 Apr 2003 08:03:15 -0500

> I'd recommend just continue to use PM. One word of caution, don't use PM 
> on a drive that uses overlay. I've done this without realizing it and it 
> resulted in severe part table scramble (1 partition began before the 
> previous 1 ended). 
>  
> If you are going to be at the next LUG meeting on the 10th ( I believe 
> ), and you can wait that long, I will bring my copy for you to use. ( 
> I've never installed it onto a drive and I only use it from the CD so 
> this should be completely legal if any license Nazis are monitoring) 
>  
> -Lee 
>  
> On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 10:03:08AM +0000, Chip Davis wrote: 
> > I just bought a new ThinkPad T30 which came with WindowsXP Pro installed. 
> > Before I can install any OSes I trust (OS/2 Warp/EcomStation, RHL 9) I 
> > need to curb XP's hegemony over the 60G disk.