-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Attn Gman - Re: " Trying to get rid of Ubuntu "
- From: GuitarMan <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 00:43:33 -0400
Teri,
I thought you knew me better than that. I don't give up that easily,
Sugah. ;O}
Each manufacturer makes a single utility that can be used with ALL of
their drives. You missed it because you went looking for one specifically
for the drive you have. So, here's a link for you to download the WD
utility. When you get there, do NOT click on any of the drives listed in
the choice box. Just scroll below that area to see what's already awaiting
your Download command.
http://support.wdc.com/download/?cxml=n&pid=999&swid=23
The page is specifically for the DOS version of the floppy disk that
comes with new retail drives. You'll want to run the file from within a
Windows PC in order to create the bootable WD "Data Lifeguard" floppy disk.
If your computer doesn't have a floppy drive, you can also download the CD
version, although it's much larger (probably due to video tutorials). In
either case, the resulting disk has all of the tools you need to wipe the
drive clean in preparation for your new Linspire installation.
Peace,
GMan
"The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!"
----- Original Message -----
From: <mytoybox1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 11:13 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Attn Gman - Re: " Trying to get rid of Ubuntu "
> Hiya Gman ... I bought the hard drive as a close out from Geeks.com at a
> very good price . All that was in the package was a bubble wrapped hard
> drive with no documentation or CD . It is a WDC WD400jb 40 Gig Western
> Digital hard drive . I got that from the hardware list in the Ubuntu OS .
> I went to the Western Digital site for that particular hard drive and
> looked for a recovery disk ... CD ... or floppy ... and could not find any
> of them .
> So that puts me back to square one ... to use my Windows XP disk ... and
> install it over the top of Ubuntu like Don suggested . Then use Partition
> Magic for a second partition to put Linspire on and have a dual boot
> machine .
> It`s a shame that Netzero my ISP does not support Ubuntu ...
> from the thing`s that I have seen by poking around the system it seem`s
> very slick and easy to understand ... the learning curve is very slight .
> I did try searching for a Linus friendly ISP but they all looked so flakey
> that I backed away . One was in Lebenon ... yeah right ! ... like I`m
> going to give my money to Hezbollah ... let them get it from Iran .
> I do not have anything of value to save from the Ubuntu file`s .
> I was really trying to get away from the bloated Windows OS and the
> constant update`s, and the virus`s, and the sudden error shut down`s from
> Internet Exploder .
> Ooooh well ....
> Thank you for the help anyway`s .
>
> LiL OL Me
> Teri Lee
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