Linux Install Too Complicated? Try a Vista Install
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| Now, if this guide is the way to clean install Vista, then don't ever tell me
| that Windows users are unable to follow guides for Linux or *BSD
| installations. If they can manage with this one for Vista, they can
| definitely manage Linux installs.
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http://www.linuxtoday.com/news_story.php3?ltsn=2008-04-29-001-26-OP-MS-SW
Here is a new release of a long-standing distribution:
CDlinux 0.6.1
http://cd-linux.sourceforge.net/cn/about.html
Recent:
My Lack of Confidence in Vista SP1
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| News Commentary. While troubleshooting a friend's Outlook woes, I found
| Windows Vista Service Pack 1 ready for download and installation. I couldn't
| risk it.
|
| [...]
|
| My buddy loves Microsoft, but he detests Windows Vista. On Saturday, for the
| umpteenth time, he praised Microsoft while we were driving to pick up his son
| from playing paintball. See, my bookseller friend remembers trying to
| automate his business before there was DOS—how much it cost and how little
| benefit he got from the money spent.
|
| [...]
|
| He had no idea what was there. My buddy smiled: "Hey, I just do what they
| tell me," referring to Microsoft and the Office 2007 trial conversion.
|
| The computer had more pep after the software removal, but I haven't heard
| whether or not Outlook is behaving better. My friend is ready to move to
| another e-mail program; he asked about Mozilla Thunderbird. The bookseller
| had heard of the software because of Firefox, which his son had installed on
| the computer. Apparently, IE 7 also frequently crashes.
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http://www.microsoft-watch.com/content/vista/my_lack_of_confidence_in_vista_sp1.html?kc=MWRSS02129TX1K0000535
http://tinyurl.com/2rbmls
Angry Vista Users Vent Over SP1 Driver Issues
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| The service pack is being withheld from machines containing one or more of
| the listed drivers, because, as Microsoft put it in a support
| document, "these device drivers are problematic on Windows Vista-based
| computers when you update to Windows Vista SP1."
|
| That made an industry analyst wonder about Microsoft's driver testing
| process. "When Microsoft said there were problems with drivers, I assumed it
| was some odd scanner or camera, or an ancient printer or something," said
| Michael Cherry, analyst with Directions on Microsoft, a Kirkland, Wash.-based
| research firm. "But then I saw the list. It makes me wonder what's going on
| with device driver testing.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,143708-pg,1/article.html
Vista SP1: Threat or Menace?
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| The multimillion-dollar question is whether SP1 will be the hoped-for
| catalyst that triggers a widespread migration from XP to Vista. The Service
| Pack may help to allay concerns about code quality, but the perception that
| Vista's benefits simply don't outweigh the risk of the upgrade remains a
| challenge for Microsoft, particularly among business users.
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http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/blogs/mcallister_on_software/143695/vista_sp1_threat_or_menace.html
http://tinyurl.com/328vkf
So Microsoft, Why Can’t I Get Windows Vista SP1?
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| Hey Microsoft, how about a tool that might tell users a) what the problem is,
| b) where to get a new driver (if possible)? Seems to be that it wouldn’t be
| that much work for Microsoft (well, maybe, to keep it up to date, but it
| would really help end user satisfaction).
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http://www.realtechnews.com/posts/5531
Windows Vista SP1 Flunks Out At Penn
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| University of Pennsylvania tech staffers are advising faculty and students
| not to upgrade to the new service pack for Microsoft's Windows Vista
| operating system.
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http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=206905083
Vista SP1 downloaders bite back
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| Microsoft has acknowledged that the service pack will not install on
| computers that use “incompatible” peripheral device drivers from the likes of
| Realtek and Intel.
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http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2008/03/20/vista_sp1_complaints/
Re: Configurating updates: stage 3 of 3 stuck in endless reboot loop
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| My install of the SP1 RC Refesh has gone wrong.
|
| Everytime I start the computer it says:
|
| Configurating updates: stage 3 of 3 - 0% complete
|
| And then reboots, and reboots, and reboots ... I had it rebooting for over an
| hour before I stopped the madness.
| All the safe modes does the same, so how do I uninstall the installer,
| without being able to log in?
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http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/showpost.aspx?postid=2848906&siteid=17
MS fixes Vista SP1 glitch
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| The upshot is that MS reckons all the problems have been knocked on the head
| and that everything will now be hunky dory.
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http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/04/08/ms-fixes-vista-sp1-glitch
My experience with Mandriva (and 64 bit)
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| So after reinstalling windows, hunting down drivers, and setting everything
| up properly, I realized that all I really needed in windows was steam. Since
| I had a fresh reinstall, that would mean I had to download and install
| everything. I’ve always wanted to try Linux, but it was always impractical,
| since I had some stuff installed that I needed, and it would take ages to get
| everything working smoothly on Linux. But now, with a fresh reinstall, why
| not install Linux as well? I downloaded it as I was working with the sound
| card drivers, and as soon as everything was working properly, I burned it
| onto a DVD and started it up.
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http://www.techsmartly.com/blog/?p=41
Installing a modern Linux distribution
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| A modern Linux install should take no more than forty-five minutes for the
| initial install and maybe an hours worth of tweaking to get the missing bits
| running the way the user wants this may take longer with more complected
| setups like using ATI or NVIDIA cards with Compiz.
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http://www.raiden.net/?cat=2&aid=393
Ubuntu 8.04 beta: an agile upgrade
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| The latest build of everyone's favorite open source desktop OS features
| better performance, Active Directory integration, and seamless installation
| from Windows
|
| [...]
|
|
| If this first taste is any indication, however, Ubuntu 8.04 is shaping up to
| be a worthy upgrade for existing users and a good jumping-on point for new
| ones. Wubi, in particular, makes it ideal for anyone who has hesitated to
| give Linux a try before now. Look for the final version to be available in
| April.
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http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/03/24/13TC-ubuntu-beta_1.html
Related:
Vista Ultimate vs. Ubuntu 7.04 - Which Install Is Easier?
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| So less than 3 hours into this experiment, I have both Vista and Ubuntu
| installed and patched. Both systems are stable, more or less, but both
| systems have quirks. Neither system worked perfectly, but much to my surprise
| the Ubuntu system worked better, (once I got the keyboard working). More
| hardware worked without needing to download additional drivers. More over,
| there is moreover, the desktop that I do have is more functional -
| applications like GIMP, Open Office, and a slew of multi-media apps are far
| more useful than Wordpad, Paint and the slew of crap that Vista comes with.
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http://scitech.teambio.org/2007/08/14/vista-ultimate-vs-ubuntu-704-which-install-is-easier/
Linux is not only better than windows, it is also easier to install and
maintain
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| This post inspired me to write this comparison, side by side, specially
| where it says, that windows users says that "Linux is hard to install", so I
| wanted to test it.
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http://www.go2linux.org/why-linux-is-easier-than-windows
Linux is Easier to Install than Windows!
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| A brief, but honest description of why Linux is better than Windows!
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http://www.utopiatheory.com/index.php?id=11
[Installing Linux from Windows] Wubi Review
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| In conclusion, this tool is certainly one of the easiest ways of letting
| people try Ubuntu without removing Windows or having to partition their hard
| drive for a dual-boot. I have enjoyed this tool, and although it is still in
| beta, it works very well and is very stable. So, if you are running a
| computer with Windows and want to give Ubuntu a try, then this is the
| solution for you.
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http://jon-reagan.blogspot.com/2007/07/wubi-review.html
Installing Ubuntu, a world without Windows
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| The "Welcome" page will start. I chose English and then I clicked the forward
| button. On the Time Zone page, you click a city on the map. I clicked St
| John's, the city listed for the Newfoundland Time Zone. Click forward again.
| I picked US English keyboard and clicked forward for the third time.
|
| Now, the partition wizard starts up. Choose one of the guided installs. You
| will usually have more than one choice here and they depend on your
| particular machine. You may be able to resize your existing partition to only
| use the available space on it, or you can choose to use the full hard drive
| for Ubuntu.
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http://www.gulfnews.ca/index.cfm?sid=100109&sc=343
Ubuntu 1, Windows 0
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| I installed Ubuntu on the Toshiba laptop. Ubuntu installed in 15 minutes - 49
| for Windows XP and 125 for Windows Vista. Ubuntu's desktop came right up. I
| opened the pre-installed Firefox browser and found I could browse the Web
| immediately. Ubuntu installed a network adaptor for the Toshiba laptop.
|
| I shake my head at this Windows foolishness!
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http://linux.sys-con.com/read/458943_p.htm
The day of the Linux desktop
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| The idea here is that this is something almost anyone can do, almost anywhere
| in the world, without any central organization or, indeed, any organization
| at all. This is not Linux World or Linux Continent or Linux Country or Linux
| State or even Linux City or Linux Village. And it's not a year, a month, or
| even a week. It's just one day.
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http://www.linux.com/feature/120727
Installing A New Printer. Windows vs. Linux
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| Windows - 40 Minutes
|
| [...]
|
| Linux - 2 Minutes
|
| While I was waiting for the first round of software to install on Windows, I
| turned to my laptop running Ubuntu to see if I could get it setup to print as
| well. I launched the printing configuration tool. Clicked on "New Printer".
| Typed in the IP address I had assigned to the printer and selected the model
| number.
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http://www.thesourceshow.org/node/69
How To Install Gutsy Gibbon - A 21 Step Guide For Technical Support
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| 1. “First, insert the Ubuntu Gutsy Gibbon 7.10 CD into your cup holder.”
|
| 2. “Press the power button on your computer, and hold it until it shuts off.”
|
| 3. “Good. Now press the power button again.”
|
| 4. “We’re going to see some white on black text fly by, please don’t read it
| to me.”
|
| 5. “Let me know when you’ve got a screen that says Ubuntu in brown and
| orange.”
|
| 6. “Ok, press the ‘Enter’ key.”
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http://www.fsckin.com/2007/09/28/how-to-install-gutsy-gibbon-a-21-step-guide-for-technical-support/
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