Re: [SLE] XP and 8.2 Dual Boot, want to install 9.2, any gotcdhas?

From: david rankin (drankin_at_cox-internet.com)
Date: 01/29/05

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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 14:04:39 -0600

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    > david rankin wrote:
    > | Mates,
    > |
    > | I have an XP and 8.2 dual boot that I would like to remove 8.2 and
    > | install 9.2 in its place. It seems like the easiest way to do this is to
    > | just boot from the 9.2 DVD and tell it to wipe out the 8.2 install and
    > | put 9.2 in its place. I do not want to destroy the XP install. Is there
    > | anything special I need to do? Anybody run into any problems doing this?
    >
    > David,
    >
    > It will ask at the beginning if you want to update an existing Linux
    > installation or overwrite it and perform a new installation.
    >
    > I would not expect to experience a smooth 8.2 to 9.2 update. There were
    > significant changes from 8.2 to 9.0 and, again, from 9.0 to 9.1. I
    > agree that a "fresh" installation, from scratch, is probably the best
    > way to go.
    >
    > BTW, when you select "new" installation, it will evaluate your existing
    > Linux partitions and recommend a partitioning scheme. If you don't like
    > it, you can edit it several times before anything is ever committed to
    > disk.
    >
    > I don't use XP, but my understanding is that the default will be to
    > mount the NTFS partition(s) read-only, anyway.
    >
    >

    I'll let you know how it goes, but the plan is to overwrite 8.2. There is
    nothing there that I need. Thanks to all for your help. 

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