Hi Richard thanks for your reply the reason I am trying to run microsoft software is I am trying to get away from windows seven on my pc and replace it with Pinguy OS which is a brilliant Os its based on Ubuntu which i run on my samsung R519 Laptop.
I have attached a screen shoot of the OS I have loaded adobe dreamweaverCS3 ,flash, fireworks,photoshop and they all work and are very fast I also loaded Steam and can start up Half-life 2 but the graphics drivers are not recognized and I don't know where to find suitable drivers. it starts but then hangs you are correct I could run virtual box I run that on win7 to test out distros I use Open Office on windows7 and Linux pinguy Kind Regards Gary Smith Ps could I ask you where you did your Linux+ CLA (Certified Linux Administrator) was it online or college if anyone has any of their old books on linux training and need to find a new home for it I would be grateful
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