Wubi paranoid friendly?

[ms]

On 07/12/10 18:15, Richard Owlett wrote:
> I date from the era of vacuum tubes and 026's.
> Though I've programed, I'm a user not a programmer.
> I am a Windows(tm) user who wishes to be a *nix user.
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> I wish to try Ubuntu.
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> Full install OBVIOUSLY *NOT* acceptable ;/
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> Dual boot *NOT* acceptable as it requires repartitioning my hard
> drive. I've had bad experiences with repartitioning.

Be less paranoid and repartition. The Ubuntu installer will do it for 
you. Do a backup of your stuff of course before, but it's safe, really.

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> I've already gone the "live" CD/USB route which proves that my
> hardware is minimally compliant
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> !!! *BUT* !!!
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> I'm looking for something indistinguishable from a full install,
> think equivalent of "Turing Test" ;/
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> Basic question is:
> "How does Wubi mess with my hard drive?"
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> I've searched multiple Wubi related pages without an adequate answer.
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