Blood Lesson WARNING re "WARTY" Install

vailima vailima at icontech.com
Wed May 11 17:38:55 UTC 2005




Thank you for your kind consideration ... it's so appreciated.

And, have a nice day while you're at it, if you can.






>
>Subject: Re: Blood Lesson WARNING re "WARTY" Install
>   From: Jason Straight <jason at jeetkunedomaster.net>
>   Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 08:53:36 -0400
>     To: Ubuntu Help and User Discussions <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
>
>What a load of crap. I've installed ubuntu on no less than 7 machines, some of 
>which I even used ubuntu to RESIZE THE NTFS AND FAT PARTITIONS that windows 
>was on, never lost a single windows.
>
>Please ask before you assume, if you don't know how to use a tool it's not the 
>fault of the tool.
>
>On Monday 09 May 2005 10:24, vailima wrote:
>> If I may suggest ....
>>
>> BEFORE ... PRIOR TO ... installing UBUNTU onto your main (or only)
>> microcomputer, do yourself a favor and either;
>>
>> (1) Purchase a Card Reader with the appropriate number of Memory Cards as
>> may be needed to store all your valuable data files or
>>
>> (2) purchase a new and large enough hard drive with the associated cables
>> (see eBay) with which you can attach this new hard drive to your present
>> computer,
>>
>> .. then down load and store all files and associated data which are of
>> value to you.
>>
>> I suggest this as "WARTY" UBUNTU will destroy/write over/delete/remove ALL
>> files currently on your hard drive. Unlike Mandrake, "WARTY" UBUNTU will
>> NOT reside with another operating system on the same hard drive.
>>
>> I found this out the hard way ... only I had and have backup files and data
>> stored on other microcomputers which I own.
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