I'll give it a shot and see how it goes.

This is just for the machine I'm giving away to give the recipient a taste of what Ubuntu and MEPIS are like. If he wants to repartition it, he'll have install CDs (and ISOs on the Windows partition) to let him do that. :-)

When I finally set up MEPIS and Ubuntu for myself I'll try this scheme (and add a /usr as well perhaps - I need to review what each of the partitions is for and the implications for reinstalling/upgrading/sharing with other distros, etc.).

Thank you very much, Greg. I appreciate it.

[edit:] tyop.

Cheers,
Scott.

It's leaving with ME and only ME (except for the MEPIS and Ubuntu stuff). No money is changing hands. It's just going to be a very, very long term loan. ;-)

ME came preinstalled with the CABs in a subdirectory and a recovery partition. It's leaving the same way.

I don't think MS's lawyers will be bothering me. Unless I'm missing something?

Cheers,
Scott.