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Stephan Rose wrote:
> 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.
> 


In my experience Windows has only ever warned if you are about to damage 
another "Windows" installation, seems like it always ignored anything 
else, at least as far as I have encountered.

Anyway this is a silly topic, the OP obviously didn't think / didn't 
read / didn't understand ow whatever and that is unfortunate but I'm 
sure we have all experienced that [Enter] Oh sh*t feeling.

You cannot go through a Ubuntu install hitting defaults, you have to 
make a conscious selection (Or unconscious depending on state of mind I 
guess) so some here are just plain lying (Surprise surprise).