Note, in W7 i found the steps to rewrite your MBR for windows. but generally if you can reinstall clean then leave the mbr alone. if you can use a second drive for boot then you can write mbr there. On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 7:50 PM, ChasM Marshall wrote: >   Yah, I know 8Dec2010 is the exception to Fourth Wednesdays: > >> Presenter: Mr. John Pringle -- Specific agenda topics coming soon! >> Topics: Various topics ranging form beginner's to advanced, user to >> administrator. >> When: Fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:00PM >> Where: DeVry University / Keller Graduate School of Management - >> MAP: 6751 N Sunset Blvd, Glendale, AZ > >   I've been very tempted to visit one of these "Fourth Wednesday" Glendale > meetings. > I just don't consider myself a presenter.  That, plus I need almost a weeks > advance planning for transportation.  Months slip by... > Lemme see how Sal's Tuscan Grill receives me first. > >   Also, as a warning, M$ really locks down their end user license, so > never grub a Windows system that can't be re-installed like new from CD. >   "LOL"s in the MBR can be fun too.  I'll prolly be doing the assembly (from > Lisa) > onto a box that requires a grub boot-floppy.  It's MBR is therfore > irrelevant. > >   (-:  Chas.M.  :-) > > ________________________________ > Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:22:35 -0700 > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > From: L.tuttle@cox.net > Subject: Re: Westside Stammtisch Details > > > Uh, you could also show it off at the next Westside PLUG meeting on Dec 8 -- > yes, a one-time date change to allow for two holidays.......we will return > to normalcy in January. > > At 06:16 PM 11/16/2010, you wrote: > > Hiya, >   I just want to verify location and time of the next > Westside Avondale/Goodyear informal "Stammtisch" meet. > "Sal's Tusan Grill" on McDowell at 7:00 pm this Thursday the 18th? > Or is that "Tuscan"...  Or is that Wednesday the 17th? > The PLUG website needs work.  It's calendar thinks today is the 17th. > I think today is the 16th (in the PM). > > Multi-Boot vs. VM: >   There's been some talk about using Win XP in Linux VM emulation > for developing/debugging web pages.  Specifically, for that buggy M$ I.E. > This method may be OK when using XP's Internet Explorer, > but what will you do when M$ upgrades Vista and Seven but not XP? > Vista and Seven do not allow running in VM (by E.U.L.A. license). > Microsoft ain't stupid.  XP is about ready for the upgrade cascade. >   Lately, the "ntfsresize" utility has been wonderous with NTFS partitions. > Instead of VM, I do not hesitate to recommend a "grub" multi-boot > (using a newer M$ system) to avoid when XP's I.E. becomes > yet another software-war casualty. >   I recently aquired an 80Gb laptop and have set it up as multi-boot. > Currently it's a work-in-progress, but XP and Fedora 12 are so far > happy together, with room for Win98 and a second major Linux distro. > > Stammtisch: >   I'd love to show it off, and discuss grub's capabilities at the meet. > So, where and when is the next Westside Stammtisch?  Really. > >   (-:  Chas.M.  :-) > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing > list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or > to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss