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by norehca

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Before Windows Vista boots (and this has happened to me with XP as well), it wants to check my backup partition. I created this partition using the only partitioning program i could get to work. Partition magic wouldnt work, it just came up with errors. But i got this to work an di resized my XP partition to make it larger for my games, and made Vista partition smaller, and made space to create a backup partition. Now it keeps wanting to run a disk check. Even when i let it run ever time it keeps asking.

Please help!

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by apotheon

Try using something like the Debian GNU/Linux installer to recreate your backup partition and install either the GRUB or LILO bootloader to manage your dual-boot setup. I don't know exactly what the problem is with Vista constantly asking about checking the disk, but it's possible this might fix the problem.

I recommend you get help from your local Linux User Group on how to accomplish this, since your comments in other threads indicate to me that this might be beyond your current level of familiarity with non-Microsoft OSes.

by norehca

Yeah i know exactly how to do this. Ive used linux for over two years. Im quite familiar with Linux. Its the Unix language im not as good on. I know some but, not enough i guess. If your referring to the drivers i had difficulty installing, please note it was like a 20 step process. I Know enough of unix to run applications etc. and to get my way around. I simply had trouble with the drivers. Im pretty sure they were NVIDIA drivers. I know ATI has a much more simple process. Im still learning how to use Linux, its a work in progress. Cut me some slack eh? I already said i was sorry for the computer stupid comment, i was just venting i guess.

Thanks for the great idea, i would have never thought of that.

by apotheon

Please don't take it as an insult where none was intended. I just commented on how you could get help with the task if you didn't know how to do it on your own, and pointed out that I had reason to think you might want such help. That's all.

There's no shame in being ignorant. The only shame is in being [b]willfully[/b] ignorant.

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