On Sat, 18 Jul 2020, Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote: > Anno domini 2020 Sat, 18 Jul 01:24:09 -0700 > William Morder via trinity-users scripsit: >> [...] >>> my intention, should I keep the laptop, is to install Windows 10 Pro >>> in place of Home. >>> >>> f. >> >> I hope never to be forced to say those words, ever again: install Windoze. I >> also made vows to get more exercise, and to eat less junk food. > > If you do not run any games, why stay with windoof? There was just a > quite emotional thread on the freebsd mailinglist about win10 > killing all OS on the disk - happened with the latest update to 2004 > (?) IMO. That thing changed the partitioning scheme and introduced a > 500MB partition for the m$ bootloader, killing everything in its > way. > > Anyway, my prefered way is to do a 1:1 copy of the origila hd - or > rip the disk and put is on the shelf. Then go Linux/BSD only and run > M$ from qemu/virtualbox. I wanted to 'rip' the disk or even take it out and replace it with one of mine (my usual style) but I had trouble getting the software to work and it's a pain in the ass screwing (literally) around. if I return it I'll depend on the Windows re-set utility. a little uneasy since I don't know how strict the seller is about returns (Saturn). done it before, was ok.... f. -- Felmon Davis Verbum sat sapienti.