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ubuntu 10.10 upgrade wiped out other OS

Asked by elcana tom

I was upgrading Ubuntu 9.10 to 10.10. I was having Winows Xp and Ubuntu side by side. During the upgrade I chose "side by side with other OS and use the entire partition." After installation the entire disk was wiped out and only Ubuntu 10.10 there.
I had tried installation without selecting either "entire partition" or "entire disk." But I could not proceed without the choice.
What went wrong?
Now I am going to put back Xp and then try to install Ubuntu 10.10. Can I do it?

In the tutorial given at the Ubuntu site this part of the installation is vague (at least for me).

Thanks for your help.

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actionparsnip (andrew-woodhead666) said : 		#1

How did you upgrade?

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elcana tom (elcanatom) said : 		#2

Thank you for responding to my problem with Ubuntu installation. The procedure I followed is given below:

I was having Windows Xp and Ubuntu 9.10 in my desktop computer. I made a CD of Ubuntu 10.10 image by downloading from the Ubuntu website. I booted the system with CD in the drive and chose the trial mode. From the trial window I selected "Install Ubuntu." I followed the process: just clicked forward for the first window; next selected "Install alongside other OS" & clicked forward; next clicked forward - however, the installer asked me to select storage option; so, I selected "use entire partition" (instead of use entire disk) and clicked "install now;" then I followed the directions in the following steps. When the system restarted, there was only Ubuntu - no Windows XP or any of the data I had on the hard drive.

I want to have both Xp & Ubuntu on my computer. If only one OS is possible, I need to keep Windows. I am also thinking of installing Ubuntu alongside Windows 7 starter on my net book. Now I am hesitant. I would greatly appreciate your advice. Thanks, again.

tom

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John (john-deactivatedaccount) said : 		#3

I think I know what happened - you're not supposed to use the LiveCD from the website to Update. You are meant to use Update Manager, or the 'Alternate' CD.

Update Manager at System > Administration > Update Manager. The alternate CD is available at http://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/get-ubuntu/alternative-download#alternate .

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elcana tom (elcanatom) said : 		#4

Thanks; will be careful next time.