On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 22:43 +0000, Chris Rowson wrote: > > On Sun, 2008-01-13 at 14:19 +0000, Farran Lee wrote: > > > lately I've been showing my friends and family ubuntu, trying to convert > > > them to it. I promised them that it can't touch windows, and will not > > > damage any of their files. > > > But every computer I've run it on, the owner has reported it has come > > > back with errors, although I have never personally witnessed them. > > > > > > Can anyone confirm that this is not the cd please? Note: I did not > > > install anything while running it live. > > > > > > > > > =================================== > > > Farran Lee > > > I'm only 15 :P > > > > > > i would be careful, its likely that something has gone wrong with > > windows because... well its windows.. and that they are blaming this > > strange thing you put on the computer once that they are unfamiliar > > with. live cds are very careful not to do anything that could hurt the > > currently installed systems (if they did there would be an outcry) > > -- > > gord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > > Hi Faran > > Can you be a little more specific about the errors your friends/family > have seen? > > At a guess, the only thing I can think of is Windows invoking the > chkdsk utility. Perhaps this could be caused mounting the NTFS > partition, and Windows detecting that 'it' (as in Windows) hadn't shut > it down properly hence invoking chkdsk. I don't think that you should > see any real damage to a PC. > > Chris > I was about to say something similar. Did you at any time access their windows drive from Ubuntu. That may trigger a ntfs corruption that chkdsk would remedy. -- Seek That Thy Might Know
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