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Old 09-16-2008, 11:24 PM   #1
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Okay. I have a fijitsu siemens AMILO Pro V2045.

I am trying to format useing backtrack 2 and i want to format and start over! Can anyone help me please
 
Old 09-17-2008, 12:05 AM   #2
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What? seriously I don't understand your question.
 
Old 09-17-2008, 01:56 AM   #3
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Just run your installer program and do your repartitioning there. You don't need to create partitions using a live distro.
 
Old 09-17-2008, 04:32 AM   #4
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Distro is short for distribution. Why the O?
Because "distro" sounds better than "distri"....?
Or perhaps, because we have all the other ...o words: weirdo, daddy-o,
 
  


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