installation question- RESOLVED (probably)

[G.]

On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 11:38 PM, James Takac <p3nndrag0n at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Gary
>
> On Sunday 05 September 2010 12:40:04 G. wrote:
>> I used WIndows to partition the C drive, as it was more clear to me
>> what partition I was working on.  I eliminated the partition
>> containing the HP recovery files after copying them to the C drive.
>> They Lucid installed side by side.
>>
>> I say probably resolved since I can not be certain that so doing does
>> not violated the HP warranty, although I could not find anything that
>> said that so doing would.
>>
>> gary
>
>
> That recovery partion is instead of an install cd/dvd for windows. I have 2
> systems like that myself. If you moved it, it prob will void the warranty.
> Don't quote me on that tho. You may also find you now can't boot the windows
> recovery partition. I believe you can ask HP to send out the install disk for
> your system. I for one have never been happy with the recovery partion to fix
> the system. Aint no good if the hdd packs it in and then you're up not only
> for a new hdd but a new copy of windows :(
>
> Anyways. Can you now boot both windows and ubuntu?
>
> James
>
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it booted fine at first then crashed.  I recovered it and it wrote
over grub.  I could not figure out how to recover grub so i
reinstalled, it was quicker as I had not done to ubuntu.,


gary