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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:02:16 +0100, dennis@home wrote:

> "lee h" <noti@domain.invalid> wrote in message
> news:MM7Ri.10622$lD6.5170@newssvr27.news.prodigy.net...
>> rodolfo.garcia44@gmail.com wrote:
>>> On Oct 16, 6:03 am, Summercool <Summercooln...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> After installing Ubuntu, it seemed that everything on my Drive C: was
>>>> lost.
>>>>
>>>>
>> For the simplest Ubuntu install on a windows box, use Wubi (Windows
>> Ubuntu Installer).
> 
> Its a bit too late for that.
> The lack of a suitable warning has made sure another potential Linux
> user will stick with something else.
> This is the problem with Linux .. it is written by geeks who have no
> idea how simple it has to be for the mass market. Windows would have
> warned the user at least twice before removing a Linux partition and
> that would be after selecting the partition and saying delete.

Oh come on Dennis...

What part about "Guided - Use entire disk" is difficult to understand? I 
mean it frigging says "entire disk" right next to it!!!

How can you blame the OS Installer if the user is incapable of reading 
the whole sentence?

Also, the Ubuntu installer will show a list of partition / file system 
changes it makes to what drives and what partition that the user has to 
OK before actually doing it.

So you can't even accidentally click continue and overwrite the system. 
You need to do so twice.

Also, how is this different from installing XP or Vista?

Last time I checked, XP and Vista also give you just a list of drives / 
partitions and you just go pick one to install on, or you can manually 
configure the partitions. How is that any different? Except of course 
Vista or XP don't ask a second time just to make sure you didn't make a 
mistake. I suppose that is one difference.

-- 
Stephan
2003 Yamaha R6

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