[wplug] I killed Windows!!!

harrold at sage.che.pitt.edu harrold at sage.che.pitt.edu
Tue May 1 09:45:20 EDT 2001


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

> 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

ok. i'll do it later today. i can put them on the web server if you
like. 

> 
> 
> 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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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]




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