[wplug] I killed Windows!!!

harrold at sage.che.pitt.edu harrold at sage.che.pitt.edu
Tue May 1 07:42:44 EDT 2001


On Tue, 1 May 2001, David G Matthews wrote:

> me = tool.
> While attempting to try to install a new Mandrake 8.0 (replacing my SuSE
> 7.0 install), I inadvertantly iced my NT partition.  Now don't get me
> wrong, I hate Winblows as with as much righteous open source indignation
> as anybody, but unfortunately I need it to run a few apps for which no
> satisfactory Linux replacement exists. Now here's the big problem: i
> didn't back it up.  (yes, I know that means I deserve this.  I quite
> agree.  I backed up all my Linux stuff but nothing on the windoze side. me
> = moron.)  Anyway, I can't boot from CD (my sole CD-ROM is a non-bootable
> CD burner), and I don't have a rescue floppy for Windows.  Does anyone
> know if it's possible to create a Windows or DOS boot floppy under
> Linux?  There's a ton of documentation out there on installing Linux on
> a system running Windows, but none on installing Windows on a system
> running Linux.
> -dgm who is a dolt

if you can get upto campus you can format the disk on one of the lab
computers and select the transfer system files option. i can make one for
you and use dd to copy it to a file if you want.

john

>     
> 
> _______________________________________________
> wplug mailing list
> wplug at wplug.org
> http://www.wplug.org/mailman/listinfo/wplug
> 

-- 

John


~~
life is too short to waste time thinking  of meaningful 
sounding quotes to stick in your .sig file.
eg.
Linux is a trademark of Linus "Not as sexy as Elvis" Torvalds
                            -[From an IBM ad]




More information about the wplug mailing list