WIN2K (Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System)

2001-03-05 Thread Martin . Caitlyn
Hi, Patrick, and everyone else, You wrote: > Another thing, I wouldn't suggest win2k... as it is new > and also full of good ol' M$ bugs... Err... not to defend Micro$oft, even for a second, but... if I really, really wanted to run Windows something-or-other, Windows 2000 is the one I would re

RE: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-28 Thread Lothan
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Patrick Ouellet > Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:20 PM > To: Linux Chix > Subject: Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System > > And for your question Liese: > I diffenetly suggest a dual boot... > Wine

Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-28 Thread WolfRyder
At 06:19 PM 2/27/01 -0500, Patrick Ouellet wrote: Let me clarify. 1st I didn't want to lose everything on my SuSE box by having to put Windows on 1st. and 2nd I've had HDs go bad on me before and didn't want to lose BOTH OSs. Call me paranoid, but I've had to reinstall windows a heck of a lot

Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-28 Thread James A. Sutherland
On Tue, 27 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi, Hi Liese! > I've been using linux for 1.5 years now and it has completely replaced > my windows desktop.. but.. after 1.5 years i'm really anxious to play > Baldors Gate again (and discworld noir, and heroes of m&m, ...) and > since I'm doing

Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-27 Thread Charl Pretorius
Patrick, When last did you use wine? I do agree that it is not the best solution for games, But the latest versions seems to be doing very well with wincrap software. I play Starcraft all the time under wine without any windoze partition. I have also run Caesar III and some other proggies un

Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-27 Thread Patrick Ouellet
Just a little thing here... Why do you say you must reinstall Suse when you reinstall windows... this can be done without re-installing Linux.. Corrrect me if Im wrong but all you need is a linux boot disk. Once you have re-installed windoze, it always without any kind of warning remplace your bo

RE: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-27 Thread Angela Nash
PROTECTED] Subject: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System Hi, I've been using linux for 1.5 years now and it has completely replaced my windows desktop.. but.. after 1.5 years i'm really anxious to play Baldors Gate again (and discworld noir, and heroes of m&m, ...) and since I'm doing

Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-27 Thread WolfRyder
I just bought another HD and that's what houses my win product. The NT want's to be "main boot HD" so I let it because LILO still asks which OS you want to boot into. The default is Linux. HDs aren't really expensive anymore so $150 did the trick for a 20GB 7200RPM speed. Also, that way, when

Re: [techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-27 Thread Eric R. Turner
On Tue, 27 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > So my question is what's the best tactic ? > > - with dual boot (on a second HD) but i don't like rebooting a lot Dual boot is definitely the cheapest and most reliable method! Rebooting a workstation isn't that big of a deal... mine takes 70 t

[techtalk] Linux - Windows System

2001-02-27 Thread rottie
Hi, I've been using linux for 1.5 years now and it has completely replaced my windows desktop.. but.. after 1.5 years i'm really anxious to play Baldors Gate again (and discworld noir, and heroes of m&m, ...) and since I'm doing a major upgrade (P200MMX->AMD A-900) anyway I'm thinking of install