On 10/05/13 14:20, Mark Rogers wrote:
On 10 May 2013 10:31, steve-ALUG@hst.me.uk wrote:
That said, he'll still be exposed to Linux as it's on other computers in the house.
My wife won't use Linux; and it has to be Excel because that's what she's using on the accountancy course that she's on.
So the laptop dual-boots. Mostly its in Linux because it boots quicker and just works, where the Windows install has done it's usual trick of gradually slowing down to treacle speed.
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I bought an elderly flaptop some time ago and it was infested with XP. A Lenny partition (etc) was added, which has been upgraded to the latest, whatever that's called - and XP runs like cold treacle now.
Trouble is, if I reinstall XP, it'll scribble all over debian innit. I only keep Windows so I can run Irfanview, Paintshop Pro and Photoshop. I *do* use The Gimp, but don't like it much.
I did install Virtual box *and* Wine, but VBox is hiding somewhere and I haven't sipped any Wine yet.
There's a lot to be said for dual-boot. There's no need to be afraid of Linux when Windows is there when needed, and all it means is rebooting the PC. Rebooting is just enough hassle that you don't bother unless you need to, and you quickly realise that you don't need to as much as you expect.
This is true, especially if I have to boot into Cold Treacle.