Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Liam Proven
On 23 June 2010 15:07, Simon Greenwood wrote: > > > On 23 June 2010 14:56, Andrew Bryant wrote: >> >> A friend has an XP system that no longer boots, and is quite excited at >> the thought of installing Ubuntu. >> >> Ubuntu running from CD-ROM can mount the XP hard drive, and so far as we >> can

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Andrew Bryant
pmgazz wrote: > > > On 23/06/10 15:53, Andy Partington wrote: >> >> are found in C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application >> Data\Identities\{GUID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express >> >> Again not sure how well it imports them, pretty sure Thunderbird can >> handle >> them but not 100% >> >>

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread pmgazz
On 23/06/10 15:53, Andy Partington wrote: are found in C:\Documents and Settings\\Local Settings\Application Data\Identities\{GUID}\Microsoft\Outlook Express Again not sure how well it imports them, pretty sure Thunderbird can handle them but not 100% Andy I've done this loads of times,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Rob Beard
On 23/06/10 15:17, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 23/06/10 14:56, Andrew Bryant wrote: > >> In order to transfer Outlock Express data (both the emails and the >> address list) do we need to get the windows system repaired first, or >> can we copy the relevant folders across and work some magic in Ub

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Andy Partington
On 23 June 2010 15:17, Alan Lord (News) wrote: > On 23/06/10 14:56, Andrew Bryant wrote: > > > In order to transfer Outlock Express data (both the emails and the > > address list) do we need to get the windows system repaired first, or > > can we copy the relevant folders across and work some ma

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Alan Lord (News)
On 23/06/10 14:56, Andrew Bryant wrote: > In order to transfer Outlock Express data (both the emails and the > address list) do we need to get the windows system repaired first, or > can we copy the relevant folders across and work some magic in Ubuntu? IIRC when trying to import mail from Outloo

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Alan Pope
On 23 June 2010 14:56, Andrew Bryant wrote: > A friend has an XP system that no longer boots, and is quite excited at > the thought of installing Ubuntu. > An excellent opening gambit! > Ubuntu running from CD-ROM can mount the XP hard drive, and so far as we > can tell most of the filesystem is

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Rob Beard
On 23/06/10 14:56, Andrew Bryant wrote: > A friend has an XP system that no longer boots, and is quite excited at > the thought of installing Ubuntu. > > Ubuntu running from CD-ROM can mount the XP hard drive, and so far as we > can tell most of the filesystem is OK. > > In order to transfer Outloc

Re: [ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Simon Greenwood
On 23 June 2010 14:56, Andrew Bryant wrote: > A friend has an XP system that no longer boots, and is quite excited at > the thought of installing Ubuntu. > > Ubuntu running from CD-ROM can mount the XP hard drive, and so far as we > can tell most of the filesystem is OK. > > In order to transfer

[ubuntu-uk] WinXP to Ubuntu upgrade

2010-06-23 Thread Andrew Bryant
A friend has an XP system that no longer boots, and is quite excited at the thought of installing Ubuntu. Ubuntu running from CD-ROM can mount the XP hard drive, and so far as we can tell most of the filesystem is OK. In order to transfer Outlock Express data (both the emails and the address l