Thanks guys. Before starting the process using the Live Ubuntu CD, is the installer intelligent enough to see the existing partitions and use them, or will I still have to define each one? Is it better to install direct from the CD, or launch the Live CD and install from there?
The HD for Ubuntu installation is a seperate drive to the XP one. Ian -----Original Message----- From: ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com [mailto:ubuntu-uk-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com]on Behalf Of Alan Pope Sent: 15 February 2009 10:00 To: British Ubuntu Talk Subject: Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing over Failed Upgrades 2009/2/15 Ian Pascoe <softy.lofty....@btinternet.com>: > What is the recommended way of doing this? Get a live cd, boot from it and install. If you install over the top of the existing install and choose _not_ to format then it will wipe all the programs/libs and config but will leave your /home folder alone, preserving your data. If you choose to format then it will of course wipe the entire partition, home included. Cheers, Al. -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
