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Paul Sutton wrote: >> Personally I have done a dual boot install of Ubuntu on a Windows XP PC >> with an NTFS formatted hard drive (in fact I've done a couple of them) >> and also on older PCs running Windows 98 with a FAT32 formatted drive >> and on all the occasions it has been fine. >> >> I'd say take a backup as you never know what could go wrong, other than >> that you *should* be okay. What you could do with is something like >> Norton Ghost to do a disk image of the PC before installing Linux but I >> don't know of any easy to use free and legal alternatives that can >> reimage a drive in a few minutes to return it to it's previous state > > I seem to remember at our first meet at Exeter Uni, where we did > installs, it was a requirement that anyone wanting an install signed a > disclaimer, that they understand the risks to their data, and that any > data loss is not the fault of the DCLUG or something to that effect, > i.e you have made an appropriate backup first. > > > can anyone shed light on this. I was there with a stack of floppy > disks, but did not do any actual installs. > > Paul > That sounds reasonable. It's probably a good idea to advertise the fact about backing up anything important and maybe having some blank discs available in case anyone needs to do a quick backup there and then. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html