On 2/16/08, Fred Erickson <frederickson@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > 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 > > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > Thanks for the help. Sorry about your troubles with Vista. I am using Windows XP. I didn't know that you could create a smaller partition using the recovery discs? Is it possible to create a smaller partition using the recovery discs so that I can easily install Fedora or do I need to resize my Windows partition using a partition program?
