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Re: [opensuse] Can I use one of the virtualizers?
- From: "John E. Perry" <j.e.perry@xxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 25 Mar 2010 10:12:37 -0400
- Message-id: <4BAB6F55.2000107@xxxxxxx>
On 03/25/2010 09:27 AM, Felix Miata wrote:
My hp (:-) laptop came with both a recovery partition and a dvd. It
wasn't until I bought a new HD and tried to install xp after
partitioning and installing opensuse that I found out that "recovery"
doesn't mean "installation". The dvd told me that it was going to
"restore my system to the original software configuration". I had no
idea that meant "wipe the new HD, make a recovery and a single system
partition, and copy xp onto the new system partition".
Previous episodes with hp have left such a bad taste in my mouth that it
didn't even occur to me to ask about true installation media. I'll look
into that, thanks.
It did. The dvd I burned using the utility is exactly like the dvd that
came with the laptop.
OK, so I do indeed have an xp install disk that I bought for my wife's
computer, but others' comments seem to say that won't help. I'll look
into the link you gave to see if it might help. Thanks.
I just hope that something can overcome the fact that I'm completely
unable to find anything like an installation key, and the restore
process doesn't even ask for a key. I can't use my wife's key, of
course -- she needs her computer, too.
jp
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On 2010/03/25 04:51 (GMT-0400) John E. Perry composed:
I have a laptop (hpdv6000) ......
1-Anyone who buys any system new should insist that true installation media
either be provided, or an available option, as insurance against the many HDs
that die prematurely, ... Check with Lenovo about availability of
true installation media, which should be available at nominal cost as an
alternative to "restore" media.
My hp (:-) laptop came with both a recovery partition and a dvd. It
wasn't until I bought a new HD and tried to install xp after
partitioning and installing opensuse that I found out that "recovery"
doesn't mean "installation". The dvd told me that it was going to
"restore my system to the original software configuration". I had no
idea that meant "wipe the new HD, make a recovery and a single system
partition, and copy xp onto the new system partition".
Previous episodes with hp have left such a bad taste in my mouth that it
didn't even occur to me to ask about true installation media. I'll look
into that, thanks.
2-Systems that ship with no installation media often have some utility that
enables you to burn your own installation media from the installed system.
It did. The dvd I burned using the utility is exactly like the dvd that
came with the laptop.
3-AIUI, utilities exist, not provided by Micro$oft, to modify installation
media, that enable installation from any compatible original media and any
valid installation key, compatible meaning e.g. a Professional key must be
used with the Professional XP media.
see also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NLite_and_vLite
OK, so I do indeed have an xp install disk that I bought for my wife's
computer, but others' comments seem to say that won't help. I'll look
into the link you gave to see if it might help. Thanks.
I just hope that something can overcome the fact that I'm completely
unable to find anything like an installation key, and the restore
process doesn't even ask for a key. I can't use my wife's key, of
course -- she needs her computer, too.
jp
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