Unbuntu: unusable and it ruined my main HDD.

[user_of_gnomes]

You can probably repair the boot loader with a few simple commands if you load the Windows 7 repair console: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/32523...ader-problems/

[oldfred]

I think you ran into the 4 primary partition limit and with manual install you have to delete one primary partition. Most Windows 7 installs use all 4 primary partitions just to create this type of confusion so users will stay with Windows.

An easy way [OS-Uninstaller] Safely remove Windows, Ubuntu... in 1 clic !
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1769489
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OS-Uninstaller

[prodigy_]

If the product cant be trusted not to ruin an entire drive

Windows installer will install Windows on any partition you choose and will gladly wipe and overwrite it should you select one of the "Format ..." options. Absolutely any OS installer is like that.

Instead of ranting you should learn from the experience however painful it might be. Make a full backup at least every time you're about to make a significant change to your system (OS installation, service pack installation or OS upgrade, hardware installation or upgrade, major OS reconfiguration and so on). Or some day you'll be crying on a Windows forum that Windows ruined your data.

[sanderj]

So yea, I decided to try unbuntu12.04 ... Unbuntu ... unbuntu's ....Thanks, Unbuntu. ... All I want is Unbuntu gone ...

... And y'all wonder why people don't consider Unbuntu a serious OS?

You speak of "Unbuntu". This that something like "undead", and so "Unbuntu" is "buntu" but not anymore?

[buzzingrobot]

Gotta say it sounds to me that the OP installed Ubuntu onto a Windows machine, set up a dual-boot configuration, yet somehow expected the Ubuntu install to leave untouched everything on the drive it installed to, and that, as well, the boot loader wouldn't be touched.

The Ubuntu installer does, in fact, provide specific warnings about the impact of the chosen automatic partitioning scheme, so I'm confused by the assertions that those warnings were not seen.

[oldos2er]

Now I'm going to try this (after pirating a win7 iso

And with that, this thread is closed. From the Code of Conduct: "Material that suggests illegal activity or contains illegal content is also forbidden."

Thank you everyone for trying to help.