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   Auric__ to bad sector   
   Re: windows partition requirement   
   12 Nov 11 17:43:21   
   
   From: not.my.real@email.address   
      
   bad sector wrote:   
      
   > Here's my PT, w7 is on #2 and it may become XP, I just want to know if I   
   > can make let's say a swap out of #1 and still have whatever windows is   
   > on #2 continue working without any surprise events. It looks like it's   
   > as you said i.e. no-problemo.  #15 is below capacity, it's on top   
   > because it's a resizing toy.   
   >   
   >     Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System   
   > /dev/sda1   *          63     8401994     4200966    b  W95 FAT32   
   > /dev/sda2         8401995    50363774    20980890   17  hidden HPFS/NTFS   
   > /dev/sda3        50363775    92325554    20980890   83  Linux   
   > /dev/sda4        92325555  3907024064  1907349255    5  Extended   
   [snip]   
      
   I *should* work just fine, as long as you remember to copy the boot files to   
   the Windows drive... but make sure you have a Windows CD handy (for the repair   
   console) just in case something goes wrong.   
      
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