Re: [ubuntu-uk] re-installing windows

2014-07-24 Thread Barry Drake
On 24/07/14 12:21, Simon Greenwood wrote: Be careful with partitioning. I believe Windows 7 ignores non-NTFS partitions but it may still offer to format the whole disk. It would be safer to try and recover using a rescue disk first. Make sure you have a backup of your Xubuntu partition. I

Re: [ubuntu-uk] re-installing windows

2014-07-24 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 24 Jul 2014 11:37, "Norman Silverstone" wrote: > > I have a dual boot set up with Xubuntu and Windows 7 and there is a difficulty with Windows which may mean removing Windows and re-installing after formatting that portion of the HDD. Are there any things I should beware of before embarking on

[ubuntu-uk] re-installing windows

2014-07-24 Thread Norman Silverstone
I have a dual boot set up with Xubuntu and Windows 7 and there is a difficulty with Windows which may mean removing Windows and re-installing after formatting that portion of the HDD. Are there any things I should beware of before embarking on this, please? Norman -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.co