[wplug] I killed Windows!!!

David G Matthews dgm4+ at pitt.edu
Tue May 1 10:26:26 EDT 2001


I'd really appreciate it if you could make images of the nt install disks.
The problem would be getting them.  But we could work that out.  Thanks,
dgm


On Tue, 1 May 2001 harrold at sage.che.pitt.edu wrote:

> 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
> 
> oh yeah. if you want nt boot disks (to reinstall) there is a switch to the
>  setup command (or what ever it is you use to install nt. you might be
> able to run this in dos emu or something. also i can make dd images of the
> nt install disks if you want.
> 
> john
> 
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> John
> 
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