Yah guys, everything is working fine with the cd and the partitions, but the only problem that is persisting is that my mouse no longer works...<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 10:41 PM, Dan Hockey <<a href="mailto:icepuck2k@mchsi.com">icepuck2k@mchsi.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">In case for some reason some things still don't work with the linux<br>
partitioner, defrag and scandisk in windows, then try it again.<br>
Some linux software may not be able to handle a badly fragmented drive.<br>
<br>
If that still doesn't work get partition magic(in windows) and create an<br>
Empty partition by shrinking down the windows partition, do not move it!<br>
To be on the safe side try rebooting into windows to make sure everything<br>
still works, some older versions of windows may freak out and start scandisk<br>
after resizing the windows partition, let scandisk do its thing. If windows<br>
is still working after all of this then take your linux cd and boot from it.<br>
<br>
When the installer gets to the partitioning you "should" see an option for<br>
installing linux to an empty partition. Install to the empty partition and<br>
things should take off and install.<br>
<br>
The above was derived from many, many screwed up linux installs I've done<br>
Over the years. Before I found this group everything I did was by trying it<br>
to see if it worked, if it didn't I got to format and reinstall everything.<br>
<br>
Also it would be better to have another computer to try linux on because if<br>
you mess something up you don't have worry about saving your windows<br>
install.<br>
One last thing you could try, Microsoft virtual pc, it has the ability to<br>
mount the iso directly. That eliminates the problem of trying to burn a<br>
disc. Hope this helps...<br>
<font color="#888888">-dh<br>
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</div><div class="Ih2E3d">Of Todd Walton<br>
Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2008 3:25 PM<br>
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br>
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Which Distro is best?<br>
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</div><div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c">On Tue, Jul 8, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Daniel A. Ramaley<br>
<<a href="mailto:daniel.ramaley@drake.edu">daniel.ramaley@drake.edu</a>> wrote:<br>
> Do you have a full backup of your system?<br>
> Have you tested that the backup actually works?<br>
<br>
Just to return to the big picture: the backup is "in case". It's very<br>
unlikely that you'll screw up your Windows partition.<br>
<br>
-todd<br>
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