On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 19:35 -0500, Mike Chalmers wrote: > I would like to setup a dual boot configuration on a Toshiba laptop. I > am first going to reinstall Windows on the Toshiba using the recovery > discs, because as of now Windows on the Toshiba is messed up. Then I > am going to install Fedora 8. > > I have read several ways to do this and was wondering what the best > method is to do this? > > Many Thanks, > Preston > Hello Preston, I recently setup a new Toshiba laptop to dual boot Vista & Fedora. You didn't mention which version of Windows your laptop has now but be very careful how you go about it if you're using Vista. In the past, I have successfully re-partitioned several drives using Knoppix or the "Ultimate Boot CD" on earlier versions of Windows so I didn't anticipate any real problems this time. Vista (Ultimate version) has a partitioning tool so I thought I'd give it a try. To make a long story short, the tool did the re-partitioning but Windows wouldn't boot after and the System Recovery disks wouldn't work either. I was able to get the Recovery disk to work by repairing the drive with other tools - so my advice is: Since your Windows is broken (normal?) anyway, create a new, smaller partition first, leaving enough unallocated space for Fedora. The Toshiba recovery cd will allow you to re-install Vista on the smaller drive. Then install Fedora in the unused space. Good luck, Fred
