On Sun, Jul 25, 2004 at 12:35:22PM -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > You want something FREE to work, out of a "box" it didn't come in, when > expensive Gatesware that you PAY for, in a fancy-pants > marketing-droid-designed > box with a hologram on it, DOESN'T work?? *WHERE* did you get > the DRUGS???
I've had the joy of installing Windows ME and Linux several times on the same machine. I have always managed to get the Linux install to work. I have had lots of trouble with Windows ME. In fact, the only way I managed was to set up a dual boot system. Then I used Linux to back up Windows frequently during its installation, so that whe the installation crashes I did not need to go all the way back to the start. Every time Windows asked me to reboot to continue installation, I had an opportunity to make another backup. Without Linux, I would have had a much harder time of it all. As it was, complete install of Windows (with all the net configurations, printer software, ATI video drivers, etc.) took only a week. Now I find it easier to restore a minimal verion ow Windows from a Linux-made backup rather than reinstall after a major Windows-doesn't-boot-anymore grade disaster. (happens every few months). Everyone using this system has been warned to avoid putting any essential data on the C: partition. Not that that's entirely avoidable. My conclusion? I consider Linux an essential maintenance tool if you are going to run Windows. -- hendrik -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
