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Article #272Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive
From: dennis
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:11
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:11
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<spike1@freenet.co.uk> wrote in message news:selfu4-ije.ln1@ridcully.ntlworld.com... > In the sacred domain of comp.os.linux.advocacy, > dennis@home <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net> didnst hastily scribble > thusly: > >> "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. > > What lack of suitable warning? > Can you show us some screen shots of this "lack of warning"? > >> This is the problem with Linux .. > > No it isn't. Linux's success says otherwise. >> it is written by geeks who have no idea >> how simple it has to be for the mass market. > > No it isn't. Ever installed windows? 3.0,3.1,3.11,95,98,98se,nt,2000,xp,vista,soaris,fedora,unixware,ubuntu,rmx and a few I have forgotten. Which have you installed? > > >> 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. > > Hahaha, oh really? Do you doubt it? Have you never installed windows? > Let's see some proof that linux didn't warn him then, > shall we?
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From: "dennis@home" <dennis@killspam.kicks-ass.net>
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Subject: Re: Ubuntu erased my whole hard drive
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