Acer recovery partition

[Stewart C. Russell]

On 14-02-18 11:08 AM, Randy Jonasz wrote:
>
> I used the recovery partition to reset Windows to factory default before
> upgrading to 8.1.  I then discovered my partitions had been moved around
> without any warning.  Go figure.

Yup, Windows Update destroyed my boot setup too. Booting from a LiveCD
with Boot Repair put it back.

> After I removed Windows, I got a company version of Windows 7 for
> testing and put it in Virtual Box.  There Microsoft cannot screw up my
> computer.

I haven't yet cleared Windows 8 from my computer (soon; I want any last
residual warranty on this thing to have gone) but VirtualBox allows me
to run a VeryExpensivePieceofSoftware* in Windows XP on a couple of
cores, and it runs very fast indeed.

VirtualBox is great if you:
* Add the host extensions, which give you host filesystem and exotic
hardware access;
* Add yourself to the vboxusers group; this allows you access to said
exotic hardware.

cheers,
 Stewart

*: thought it pales into insignificance compared to my former
colleagues' gas turbine optimization system, which had annual licensing
per desk equal to their salary.
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