[Thinkpad] Re: Transfer IBM preload from hard drive

> Message: 11
> Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2005 14:17:10 +0100
> From: "Simon Watson" <swatson@imap4all.com>
> Subject: [Thinkpad] Transfer IBM preload from hard drive
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> Hi Everyone
>
> I bought a T41 a few months ago. It came with a 40GB HD with Windows XP
> pre-loaded in a partition called 'IBM PRELOAD'. I immediately installed a
> 60GB HDD and installed a fresh copy of Windows XP which I bought a while
> ago.
>
> I kept the original 40GB HD and have mounted it in an enclosure with a
> view
> to using it for downloading video from a camcorder prior to editing. I
> think I'll need the whole 40GB so may need to clear out the disk. However
> I
> don't want to lose a licensed copy on XP Pro, which I may reinstall if I
> sell the computer one day.
>
> Q:- How would people go about storing the data on IBM preload? I was
> thinking about creating a partition for it within the 40GB disk then
> creating a copy of the partition using Norton Ghost. I have DVD burner
> and
> should be able to save it there.
>
> Thought/advice gratefully received.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Simon
>

A: What I did was call support and say, hey I'd like to free up the extra
space but don't want to lose the backup, and they sent me a handful of CDs
which I received maybe 2 days later.
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Received on Fri Jul 8 11:27:38 2005