blackjack
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I have downloaded the gparted live CD and intend to shrink my XP installationhttp and make a new one and install Vista like it says here http://apcmag.com/how_to_dualboot_vista_with_xp__stepbystep_guide_with_screenshots.htm
My question is this, say I have a problem with my XP installation a virus or corrupt/damaged files etc, if i then use my ghost restore image of XP that was created before I created the vista partition will it restore my XP back as it wont be shrunk and will the Vista partition still be there? will it affect me booting up? has anyone ever reversed a gparted partition to erase it and return your hdd back to its original state as one partition, I need to know so I can definatley get rid of Vista if I don't want to keep it and keep my HDD as it is now whole.
can you partition your HDD without shrinking with gparted? I have 140g spare on this drive so I could allocate 40g FOR VISTA that should be enough shouldn't it?,
I have a 1gig of ram, how much will it effect my speed on either system if I dual boot/
My question is this, say I have a problem with my XP installation a virus or corrupt/damaged files etc, if i then use my ghost restore image of XP that was created before I created the vista partition will it restore my XP back as it wont be shrunk and will the Vista partition still be there? will it affect me booting up? has anyone ever reversed a gparted partition to erase it and return your hdd back to its original state as one partition, I need to know so I can definatley get rid of Vista if I don't want to keep it and keep my HDD as it is now whole.
can you partition your HDD without shrinking with gparted? I have 140g spare on this drive so I could allocate 40g FOR VISTA that should be enough shouldn't it?,
I have a 1gig of ram, how much will it effect my speed on either system if I dual boot/