Predesktop area?

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qazthinkzaq · #1 Post by **qazthinkzaq** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:48 am

HI,
If I delete HPA Do i have Predesktop area when i press blue button?
Best regards

#2 Post by **jdhurst** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 8:48 am

qazthinkzaq wrote:HI,
If I delete HPA Do i have Predesktop area when i press blue button?
Best regards

Please think about your question for a moment.

"If I delete the Predesktop area, do I still have it?"

Search here or google for Hidden Protected Area (HPA) - also known as Predesktop Area - and read up on it before deleting it.
... JDH

qazthinkzaq · #3 Post by **qazthinkzaq** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:09 am

Sorry if its a dump question but i dont have time to resurch

HPA - contens data like windows, drivers ant ... to restor PC.
Rescue And Recoveri doesnt copy backup data to this partition so if i delete HPA partition Will I be able during startup before windows starts to press blue button and restore PC?

#4 Post by **GomJabbar** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:21 am

Nope.

qazthinkzaq · #5 Post by **qazthinkzaq** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:29 am

If so is it posible to reduce the size of HPA without lossing predesktop environment but delete everithing els

#6 Post by **erik** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 9:47 am

no. even if the HPA partition could be shrunken, you'd only gain 1~2 GB at the most.

why not just create recovery media, buy a larger HDD, and install the HPA partition on the new drive?

qazthinkzaq · #7 Post by **qazthinkzaq** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 11:20 am

HPA + space for backup = very big backup

Why waste so many space?

#8 Post by **GomJabbar** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 6:20 pm

qazthinkzaq wrote:HPA + space for backup = very big backup
Why waste so many space?

I don't know why you are having such difficulty accepting the knowledge of several senior members of this forum.

To begin with, the the T60 series does not even have a HPA. It has a service partition. Would a picture help?

http://img215.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... on1su1.jpg

As you can see in the picture above, there is only 476 MB of free space in this service partition - that is less than half a Gigabyte.

qazthinkzaq · #9 Post by **qazthinkzaq** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:10 am

Thats ok 476mb but there is 3 folders miniNT and 2 others so if i can delete other 2 except miniNT i will have predesktop area and much more free space.
Is there a way to delete them?

qazthinkzaq · #10 Post by **qazthinkzaq** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 4:32 am

"I don't know why you are having such difficulty accepting the knowledge of several senior members of this forum"
I'm sure that those people are right

My point is - i have respect for all people in this forum you help me in many different situation

The think is that i have my T60p for about 5 months and i tried almouse everithing

This is the last thing that i figure out and i really wont to tray

#11 Post by **GomJabbar** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:44 am

Take a look through the following PDF document and see if that answers your questions.

IBM Rescue and Recovery Deployment GuideVersion 2.0

qazthinkzaq · #12 Post by **qazthinkzaq** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:06 am

Thanks

qazthinkzaq · #13 Post by **qazthinkzaq** » Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:57 am

GomJabbar thanks again this is what i am looking for

I underestimate the app. i think partition - ok, files on it - ok, delete them then resize the partition and thats it, more space - OK

BUT its seems more complicated

All of you was right best solution is to keep service partition

However the Deplayment guide is very interesting and answers to all my questions i will read it several more times to clear the things for my self.
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