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to: Jeff Shultz
from: Adam Flinton
date: 2002-11-27 10:11:28
subject: Re: Mandrake 9.0 install obliterates the Windows entries

From: "Adam Flinton" 

The upgrade worked perfectly on 2 very different machines here (my Laptop
& my Athlon)

For 8.1 in the case of the laptop & 8.2 (plus cooker downloads) in the
case of the Athlon.

Adam


"Jeff Shultz"  wrote in message
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> On Mon, 25 Nov 2002 17:46:39 -0600, "Joe Barr"
>  wrote:
>
> >
> > The pluses for Mandrake installation are its speed and the absolute ease
> > of obtaining and applying updates. It completely obliterates the Windows
> > contenders in both the update category and the installation of attached
> > devices.
> >
> >http://www.linuxworld.com/site-stories/2002/1125.barr2.html
>
> I just wish I trusted it's install program to stick it on a MDK 8.1
> system and know that I'd find everything intact when it was done.
>
> (A major weakness in all Linux distro's, IMO)
>

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