[NTLUG:Discuss] Install Fest Instructions

[Neil Aggarwal]

Chuck:

Maybe have a paper that states:

WARNING: Installing Linux on an exiting system may
cause the system to be corrupted.  If you have not
properly backed up your system prior to install,
you are on your own.  Proceed at your own risk.

And make sure anyone asking for your help consents
to it before you touch anything.

	Neil

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: discuss-bounces at ntlug.org 
> [mailto:discuss-bounces at ntlug.org] On Behalf Of Chuck Graf
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 6:53 PM
> To: NTLUG Discussion List
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] Install Fest Instructions
> 
> Hi.  I am Chuck; the guy that usually shows up for the 9AM 
> InstallFest.
> Lately we have been seeing allot of dial-boot installs on recent model
> laptops.  Frequently these systems will not boot into the MS 
> system after
> the install.  Sometimes this is related to the process of 
> shrinking the NTFS
> partition, and sometimes it is a product of writing to the 
> MBR.  In some
> cases it can take allot of work to fix.
> 
> The typical attitude is "Here is my pristine laptop that I 
> just bought.
> Lets install an entirely new OS on it, but whatever you do, 
> DON'T mess up my
> precious XP system.  All my financial records are in Quicken, 
> and all the
> kids pictures for the last 10 years.  I never back anything 
> up. I must have
> the laptop for work on Monday, so don't mess it up!!".
> 
> This gets old after a while.  And if you feel that recovering 
> a hosed MS
> partition is always trivial, please come see us some Saturday morning.
> 
> One thing that would help is if the person knows what to 
> expect when they
> arrive at the InstallFest, and a few facts about dual 
> booting.  I wrote a
> tutorial that help.  Maybe it could go on the NTLUG LIP webpage at
> http://www.ntlug.org/Main/LIP.  The tutorial is here:
> http://cfgraf.com/Linux/InstallFest.html
> 
> The tutorial is probably way too long.  People may not read 
> it.  It is not
> great HTML (I did it in OpenOffice.org).  But we can refer to it when
> someone shows up with the "Attitude", as in "Didn't you read 
> the webpage?".
> There are some boxes we really should not touch.
> 
> What do you think?  Add?  Delete?  And thank you for 
> listening to my rant.
> Returning to lurk mode now, awaiting input.
> 
> Chuck
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