Serious reservations about FC2 release on 5/18

[Sean Earp]

>
>> A very serious bug exists which can render dual-boot Windows XP
>> installations inoperable.  The problem has been discussed in other
>> threads here on this list, and can be found in bugzilla, so I won't go
>> over it in more detail.  Please see bugzilla bugs 120128 and 115980.
>> This problem happens on my hardware even if the harddrive is wiped, 
>> and
>> a fresh Windows XP install is performed before FC2-test3.
>> I know about this problem because I experienced it first hand in
>> FC2-test3.  The only way I've found to work around it is to install
>> Windows XP, then FC1, and finally do an UPGRADE to FC2-test3.  
>> Something
>> is just plain not right with the FC2 "from scratch" installation
>> process.  This problem did NOT exist in FC1!
>
>
> This is actually a bug in Windows XP,  please forward your concerns to
> Microsoft asking them the correct procedure to dual boot with Linux. 
> :o)

Don't joke about something like that.  Microsoft actually has a 
knowledge base article covering what their customers should do with 
Linux...

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;314458

(and I wish i was kidding... <sigh>)

-Sean :)

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