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[quote user=" crazy4chrissi "] "BIOS -> no USB boot = Be a great admin" Great? Not the most stupid maybe. Kid: Boot normal Windows (restricted access) -> run BIOS password tool -> go into bios -> change settings -> boot whatever he wants -> even change the installed...
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Excellent post, A Dent - your description parallels my own (limited) experience in installing Linux (Ubuntu) on the computers of the retirees I often help. I usually have no problem convincing them to install and try Firefox and/or Chrome alongside the pre-installed IE, and the vast majority seem to...
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While I submit, PLowe, that you are wrong with respect to operating systems, Windows being inherently more vulnerable than GNU/Linux, I quite agree that the most important thing to do is to educate users. But when you assume, as you seem to do, that «low-income computer users» are inherently less capable...
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I have been thinking recently... Linux and other free open source software such as Mozilla & the Chromium projects are steadily inclining on users. So what can corporate software do to compete with this competition that is perfect for consumers in almost every single way? They can't monopolize...
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I have a very large USB3 drive that I use with my Linux system. It is using a GPT partition table, because it contains a 4TB Btrfs partition. Here's the problem: If I dual-boot my system over to Windows, it immediately pops up a dialog saying "Drive I: must be formatted before use." and...
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Perhaps it's not out of place to point out that there do exist alternatives to Windows OS, no matter whether these latter are called XP, Vista, or Windows 7 ? I've used all of the above, and must confess that the latest version of Ubuntu, 10.10 does a far better job of meeting my needs than any...
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Since it's possible to even do a full install with just an upgrade disk (see previous links), I feel pretty confident that you could just use the upgrade key. Worse case, you have to re-install clean (but not have to pre-install XP). If it were me, I'd want to install clean anyway, because tons...
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Perhaps it's about time for people to realise that there are better alternatives - in fact, a plethora of them - to Windows operating systems out there ?... Henri