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From: Allan Gottlieb <gottlieb@nyu.edu>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo, new computer, still a bit confused
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2011 11:06:07 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <yu9d3h19gv4.fsf@nyu.edu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4E2A297D.4070709@gmail.com> (CJoeB's message of "Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:53:01 -0400")

On Fri, Jul 22 2011, CJoeB wrote:

> Because this will be a new computer and I may essentially void the
> warranty if I alter the pre-configuration, I seriously thought about
> leaving the status quo and putting up with Windows 7.

You have already received much good advice.  I would add that dell
support is often happier if you are running windows.  So I always set up
a dual boot configuration with only a small windows partition.  I
*always* get media from dell to reinstall windows if needed.

In the old days the dell media took the entire disk for windows, but
this is much better now and partitions (and hence dual booting) are
supported.

Good luck.
allan



      parent reply	other threads:[~2011-07-23 15:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2011-07-23  1:53 [gentoo-user] Gentoo, new computer, still a bit confused CJoeB
2011-07-23  2:27 ` William Kenworthy
2011-07-23  3:07 ` Mark Knecht
2011-07-23 13:28   ` CJoeB
2011-07-23 15:11     ` Mick
2011-07-23 20:27       ` [gentoo-user] " Grant Edwards
2011-07-23 22:24       ` [gentoo-user] " Alan McKinnon
2011-07-23 22:58         ` CJoeB
2011-07-23  6:25 ` Mike Edenfield
2011-07-23 11:47   ` Mick
2011-07-23 14:55     ` Mike Edenfield
2011-07-23 16:49       ` Neil Bothwick
2011-07-23 17:35         ` Mick
2011-07-23 22:28           ` Alan McKinnon
2011-07-23 18:46         ` Mike Edenfield
2011-07-24 16:14           ` Neil Bothwick
2011-07-23 12:31 ` Philip Webb
2011-07-23 15:06 ` Allan Gottlieb [this message]

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