On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 10:02:07 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:

>As Windows or Mac OS doesn't run GRUB, the last time I checked. <grin>

That depends on the installation.

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In news:tg1u75t726ug4tb3heo790cic7ivadso3u@4ax.com,
Happy Oyster typed on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:23:43 +0100:
> On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 10:00:20 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> So I guess we can add Linux craze to rape the HDD, eh? Although the
>> difference is that Windows has never been reported to modify any
>> Linux or Unix partition, but the reverse cannot be said, eh?
>
> No, Linux does exactly what it is told.
>
> Windows XP screw up the HDD.

Nope, Windows XP wasn't even running. Although Ubuntu toasted the
Windows XP install.

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On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 12:23:30 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:

>In news:tg1u75t726ug4tb3heo790cic7ivadso3u@4ax.com,
>Happy Oyster typed on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:23:43 +0100:
>> On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 10:00:20 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>>
>>> So I guess we can add Linux craze to rape the HDD, eh? Although the
>>> difference is that Windows has never been reported to modify any
>>> Linux or Unix partition, but the reverse cannot be said, eh?
>>
>> No, Linux does exactly what it is told.
>>
>> Windows XP screw up the HDD.
>
>Nope, Windows XP wasn't even running. Although Ubuntu toasted the
>Windows XP install.

Either the man who did it has made a mistake of Ubuntu is a mess. Or both.


I install 3 or more OSes per HDD. Doing that is very interesting...

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In news:p89s75h5gul34chta4qk3dnhokvm4irpgf@4ax.com,
Happy Oyster typed on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 02:24:07 +0100:
> On Sat, 8 Aug 2009 16:06:09 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> In news:n3cr75ps5m1ec499ucvdptemue829qrfdf@4ax.com,
>> Happy Oyster typed on Sat, 08 Aug 2009 18:06:36 +0100:
>>> On Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:02:14 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> System Commander costs $69.95 though.
>>>
>>> I used that some years. I stopped using it because of too much
>>> trouble. GRUB is better.
>>
>> GRUB doesn't run under over 90% of the computers out there though.
>
> That I cannot believe - unless there is something odd with those
> computers.

Why is that hard to believe? As Windows or Mac OS doesn't run GRUB, the
last time I checked. <grin>

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In news:c76u75tv5b50gt58ia02bgs7p0jmen3rmc@4ax.com,
Happy Oyster typed on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:45:19 +0100:
> On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 12:23:30 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote:
>
>> In news:tg1u75t726ug4tb3heo790cic7ivadso3u@4ax.com,
>> Happy Oyster typed on Sun, 09 Aug 2009 18:23:43 +0100:
>>> On Sun, 9 Aug 2009 10:00:20 -0500, "BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> So I guess we can add Linux craze to rape the HDD, eh? Although the
>>>> difference is that Windows has never been reported to modify any
>>>> Linux or Unix partition, but the reverse cannot be said, eh?
>>>
>>> No, Linux does exactly what it is told.
>>>
>>> Windows XP screw up the HDD.
>>
>> Nope, Windows XP wasn't even running. Although Ubuntu toasted the
>> Windows XP install.
>
> Either the man who did it has made a mistake of Ubuntu is a mess. Or
> both.

Most experts I tell the story to, blames unetbootin which takes a Ubuntu
Live iso and converts it into a bootable flash version. That would be my
guess too, but I need to do more testing to know for sure.

> I install 3 or more OSes per HDD. Doing that is very interesting...

Yup it is. Although I like multiple computers better. <grin>

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