Re: Unpartition Drive
pusz4frog wrote:
> So, I have a Toshiba Satelite laptop that came with Vista. I hate
> Vista, so I bought a new copy of XP to install on my computer. I
> partitioned the drive (like I read on a board) and my laptop will
> STILL not let me install XP. I was told Toshiba has made it so you
> can't do that. So I figure F#@! it - I'll keep Vista till the
> updates fix it (in 6 years.)
>
> So, now how do i "unpartition" my computer?
>
Which Satellite?
Try booting from the Ultimate Boot CD (Google for it, it's a free
download that you burn to a CD), then use parted or one of the other
programs on it to completely wipe the HD partition information, then
repartition it as you wish.
I take no responsibility for whatever happens..... ;-)
It worked for me on a Satellite U200 after I misguidedly downgraded it
to Vista and I couldn't re-install XP from the restore CD. I did have a
spare HD handy, though, so I wasn't too worried if it went wrong.
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