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Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint

From "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint
Date 2016-04-06 12:44 +0200
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On 2016-04-05 20:30, philo wrote:

> Boot with your Windows DVD and delete everything and start over...
> be sure not to use the entire drive when you reinstall.
> 
> Once it's time to install Linux...be sure to use only that which is
> designated as free space.

Yes, this is the best method by far.

Although it seems that not all Windows install disks allow this
procedure, they just go ahead and install on the whole disk. Probably
these are OEM disks, not Windows originals.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <hw@...> - 2016-04-05 15:01 +1000
  Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-04-04 22:18 -0700
    Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-05 20:53 +1000
      Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-05 12:12 +0100
        Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-05 21:31 +1000
          Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-05 12:43 +0100
          Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-04-05 15:27 +0000
            Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-06 04:39 +1000
              Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-04-05 18:44 +0000
              Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-04-05 19:26 +0000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-06 08:01 +1000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-04-05 22:17 +0000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-06 12:40 +0200
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-04-06 07:37 -0700
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-06 19:40 +0200
              Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2016-04-06 16:59 +0000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2016-04-06 23:11 +0000
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-04-06 16:44 -0700
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-09 02:30 +0200
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-09 12:15 +0100
      Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-05 14:44 +0200
        Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-05 08:00 -0500
          Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-04-05 13:26 +0000
            Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-05 09:19 -0500
              Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2016-04-05 07:58 -0700
                Re: Recovering Win7 ^ Correct^ philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-05 10:14 -0500
        Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint HGW <HGW@home.com> - 2016-04-06 03:18 +1000
          Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-05 13:30 -0500
            Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@invalid.es> - 2016-04-06 12:44 +0200
              Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint philo <philo@privacy.net> - 2016-04-06 12:08 -0500
                Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2016-04-06 20:32 +0100
      Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Bit Twister <BitTwister@mouse-potato.com> - 2016-04-05 12:53 +0000
  Re: Recovering Win7 after installing Linux mint Andreas Kohlbach <avr16.10.ankman@spamgourmet.net> - 2016-04-05 16:39 -0400

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