Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive

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From: Jeff
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 20:37

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Snuff wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 13:44:34 -0500, Ignoramus1841
> <ignoramus1841@NOSPAM.1841.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 2007-10-16, Richard Urban <richardurbanREMOVETHIS@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>> In other words, linux is not for the average use to perform an
>>> install when other operating systems are already on the computer.
>>> (bait)
>>>
>>
>> Any install of Windows would blow away other operating systems due to
>> its use of bootloader, right?
>>
>> i
> Well not quite.  Windows always overwrites the boot partition and
> thereby screws grub, lilo or whatever.
>
> However, all you need is your linux install disk and a bit of
> knowledge and you can get to a command line in Linux, reinstall grub
> to the boot partition and be back in business in no time.

But, the bit of knowledge is precisely what is missing here. This is a
person who though partitioning meant "dividing you data".  You really
think he knows what a boot partition or grub are?

>
> Strangely, despite being a former penguinista, I find that Vista is
> alright for me (save a few flaws with my business's web based accounts
> system) and that I cannot be bothered with the challenge of how to
> make linux do what I want any more.  Anyway, if I want quasi unix, I
> have an iMac for that sort of thing!

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