Installation overwrote windows installation too easily

[Karl Larsen]

Marcin 'Qrczak' Kowalczyk wrote:
> 2008/9/7 Karl Larsen <k5di at zianet.com>:
>
>   
>>    Alan there is nothing to write a bug about. Yes if your not careful
>> you can ruin your laptop Windows. But a large number got it done right
>> and were happy to dual boot with Windows.
>>     
>
> I disagree. I installed Hardy overwriting Windows, I knew what I was
> doing (this was a laptop with no option to buy it without Windows
> preinstalled), and I remembered that the Ubuntu installer could have
> warned more explicitly that I am erasing potentially valuable data.
> The warning should be issued just before making the choice, it should
> be visible before one checks the option to use the whole drive, and
> not as a confirmation later, before the actual formatting.
>
>   
    Alas there is no software I am aware of that can tell the difference 
between Windows and any other data on a Hard Drive.

Karl


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