[Bug 228892] Re: wubi very scary for newbie - UI expectation flaws

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: ubiquity (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  wubi very scary for newbie - UI expectation flaws

Status in Wubi:
  Confirmed
Status in ubiquity package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  Wubi completely freaked me out - I thought it was killing my windows
  install (I half-felt it couldn't be, but I don't trust new software
  and I strongly feared losing my partition).  I am an Ubuntu user and
  this was my first time to install using wubi.

  My expectation after "installing" wubi was that Ubuntu was now installed. OK, I got the picture on reboot but then there were multiple messages during the installation process (which freaked me) about:
  * partitioning
  * formatting
  * installing

  Does the wubi install set users expectations correctly before the
  reboot? Perhaps clearly show during installation wizard what to expect
  next?

  Changing the installer to not use such scary language would be cool,
  but presumably difficult. The messages would certainly not be calming
  to someone who just wants to try out Ubuntu... There needs to be
  something to calm down antsy first-time Ubuntu installers when using
  wubi.

  Cheers

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