[HLUG] RE: Herefordshire Digest,

Tue Jul 15 21:52:13 BST 2008

john peckham wrote:
> Dont know if you received my mail about zenwalk walking over my vista operating system sent the other day. Or perhaps it was just too stupid a thing to attempt!  Anyhow, I would love to get my laptop back, and any help you can muster would be gratefully received.  As I hope I made clear, I am on the Scottish border, so a bit off your patch, but I was advised to try your group as it is reported to be extra-active and knowledgeable.  All I need to know is ...if I use the recovery disc Zoostorm sent me, will I still have windows to play with, or does it wipe the lot.  There are many warnings that I will lose all unsaved data, but does that include operating systems?
>  
> Thanks
>  
> John
> A.K.A. wildwestcoaster
>   
Hi John

I cant really help sadly. Although Zenwalk sounds interesting, I've 
never tried, and its probably a bit less popular than your Fedora, 
Ubuntu, Debian, Suse, PCLOS etc.

Generally, Linux doesnt deliberately mess up your Windows partitions, 
although the opposite isnt true, ie Windows will usually not show a 
linux partition on its boot menu.

It could be that your Windows partition just got 'lost' on the boot menu.

What you could try is the gparted bootable cd, or just use Knoppix if 
you've got that handy, or even an ubuntu live cd, which also has 
gparted. With gparted you can use it just like Partition Magic and it 
will show if you still have a Windows partition.

Hopefully, someone with some more precise knowledge of Zenwalk can help ??

Julian

>
>
>   
>> From: herefordshire-request at mailman.lug.org.uk> Subject: Herefordshire Digest, Vol 784, Issue 1> To: herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:15:10 +0100> > Send Herefordshire mailing list submissions to> herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to> herefordshire-request at mailman.lug.org.uk> > You can reach the person managing the list at> herefordshire-owner at mailman.lug.org.uk> > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific> than "Re: Contents of Herefordshire digest..."> > > Today's Topics:> > 1. LUGRadio Live Event this weekend in Wolverhampton (Julian Robbins)> 2. Re: LUGRadio Live Event this weekend in Wolverhampton (Matt Jones)> > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------> > Message: 1> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 21:42:57 +0100> From: Julian Robbins <joolsr at fastmail.fm>> Subject: [HLUG] LUGRadio Live Event this weekend in Wolverhampton> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>> Message-ID: <487BBA51.7030402 at fastmail.fm>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed> > Hi> > I'm dead tired at the moment, shows what a day at Ikea can do for you > (then spending the evening putting the things all together ;-) )> > Anyway, as no-one else has mentioned it yet, if you're at a loose-end > this weekend, you may be interested in LUGradio Live. Its the closest > thing left to a fun, interesting Linux conference/event, without the > corporate side.> > And its only up the road, comparatively speaking ... in Wolverhampton.> > http://lugradio.org/live/UK2008/> > I haven't been for a couple of years but hope to go one of the days, > this Sat or Sun.> > If you're coming along to our Linux meeting this Wednesday we can > discuss, arrange lifts if necessary, etc then.> > July's meeting will be a general meeting, so please bring along your > hardware if you have any Linux problems. We're at the usual venue in the > day centre in Hereford. Directions, etc on the website.> > I'm hoping we can also have a discussion about what the LUG wants to do > for our meetings for the forthcoming year. We are more than willing to > listen to any ideas you have; as long as we have enough members to help > out ;-)> > Hope to see a good turn-out.> > May be our last event there for a month or so, as we like to change > things around a bit over the summer, and get out and about.> > Yours> > Julian> > > > > ------------------------------> > Message: 2> Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 22:04:36 +0100> From: "Matt Jones" <matt at mattjones.me.uk>> Subject: Re: [HLUG] LUGRadio Live Event this weekend in Wolverhampton> To: "Herefordshire Linux Users Group."> <herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk>> Message-ID:> <dcdb46380807141404x3dea5d88g1fa9542aeccf917b at mail.gmail.com>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1> > This will be the last ever Lugradio live, due to the guys moving on to other> things. I am sure I will be missing a great event, but unfortunately I am> working this weekend, so will not be able to attend.> > It only costs a fiver for the whole weekend, the free stuff is worth that> and many interesting and varied talks, together with the uniquely lugradio> events, such as the Gong a thong lightbulb talk extravaganza and the mass> debate. A certain amount of alcohol may be consumed over the course of the> two days as well...> > This Lugradio live will feature the last ever Lugradio recording on the> saturday afternoon.> > /Advert> > Mj> > On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Julian Robbins <joolsr at fastmail.fm> wrote:> > > Hi> >> > I'm dead tired at the moment, shows what a day at Ikea can do for you (then> > spending the evening putting the things all together ;-) )> >> > Anyway, as no-one else has mentioned it yet, if you're at a loose-end this> > weekend, you may be interested in LUGradio Live. Its the closest thing left> > to a fun, interesting Linux conference/event, without the corporate side.> >> > And its only up the road, comparatively speaking ... in Wolverhampton.> >> > http://lugradio.org/live/UK2008/> >> > I haven't been for a couple of years but hope to go one of the days, this> > Sat or Sun.> >> > If you're coming along to our Linux meeting this Wednesday we can discuss,> > arrange lifts if necessary, etc then.> >> > July's meeting will be a general meeting, so please bring along your> > hardware if you have any Linux problems. We're at the usual venue in the day> > centre in Hereford. Directions, etc on the website.> >> > I'm hoping we can also have a discussion about what the LUG wants to do for> > our meetings for the forthcoming year. We are more than willing to listen to> > any ideas you have; as long as we have enough members to help out ;-)> >> > Hope to see a good turn-out.> >> > May be our last event there for a month or so, as we like to change things> > around a bit over the summer, and get out and about.> >> > Yours> >> > Julian> >> >> > --> > Herefordshire LUG mailing list> > Web: http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk> > List: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> >> > > ------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> Herefordshire mailing list> Herefordshire at mailman.lug.org.uk> https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire> > End of Herefordshire Digest, Vol 784, Issue 1> *********************************************
>>     
> _________________________________________________________________
> The John Lewis Clearance - save up to 50% with FREE delivery
> http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/101719806/direct/01/-- 
> Herefordshire LUG mailing list
> Web:  http://www.herefordshire.lug.org.uk
> List: https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/herefordshire
>   