How to set up a dual boot on a thinkpad

joe at actionline.com joe at actionline.com
Wed Dec 12 16:56:38 MST 2012


Stephen wrote:
> You can make a hoarded live CD and not need the reinstall.

What is a "hoarded live CD"?

A google search turned up no applicable information.



> On Dec 12, 2012 4:31 PM, <joe at actionline.com> wrote:
>> I have a used Thinkpad T60 with win7 installed and I want to install
>> Kubuntu in a dual boot, but I'm having trouble trying to shrink the
>> win-7 part of the 100-gig HD as as small as I'd like to make it.
>> There are a couple of nuisance files stuck at about the 75-gig point.
>> I've tried everything I can think of to get rid of those files,
>> to no avail.
>>
>> So, I think there is a reserve copy of win-7 in another partition. What
>> is the procedure to do a fresh re-install of win-7 from that reserve
>> partition so I can shrink the HD and install Kubuntu in a dual boot?





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