Could you confirm that it is just a simple "recommendation" ?

The FAQ states :
"You are strongly urged not to choose something like 'C:\'."

I'm worrying about something which could be dangerous, or
which could screw up my registries or make my PC unusable.
I'm kinda newbie in Windows, so ...

In my (humble) opinion : I want to have a Windows box as similar
as possible as a Linux box. It is very convenient to have a
file hierarchy under Windows looking like a Unix tree : sharing
environment, settings, etc. between both worlds is easier.

Anyway, the risk of confusion, that you mention, between packages
seems very low : it's very unlikely to find c:/bin, c:/lib,
c:/home ... in a pure Windows installation. Usually Win stuff
goes into C:\Program Files, or c:\WINNT. Moreover, being an
experienced Unixian, I ( generally ;) realize what are the
files I'm manipulating !


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