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Rob Beard wrote: > Hi folks, > > Just got back from helping out a work colleague's Mum with her fresh > install of Ubuntu. I can't remember if I mentioned but he asked me a > couple of weeks ago if I could 're-install' Windows XP on her PC. > > Basically her PC was his old one which had a dodgy copy of XP & Office > on it. It was coming up with messages saying it wasn't a valid copy. I > said I'd happily install XP if he wanted to fork out £60 for a licence. > I also mentioned Ubuntu as an alternative as all his Mum does is write > letters and read her e-mails. > > Anyway, he decided to let me install Ubuntu. I backed up the old data, > installed Ubuntu and copied the data back over. I put icons for Open > Office and Firefox on the desktop (I named the icons Word Processor, > Spreadsheet, Internet etc) and made sure that OpenOffice was pointing in > the right location for her data. > > This evening I went over to her house to set the printer up (HP Deskjet > 720) and show her how to do a Mail Merge (for labels) in OOo. When I'd > finished I asked how she was getting on with Ubuntu compared to what she > had before. She actually said she thought it was easy to use and she > was getting on okay. This was promising news as she was wasn't a really > experienced user, all she wanted to do was write letters and browse the > internet/check her e-mail. > > So, there we have another happy Linux user. Her PC does everything she > wants it to and she didn't have to fork out for a Windows XP licence or > MS Office. > > I'm hoping that she'll now tell her friends about Linux and how it just > works. I didn't get much time to explain about the benefits of Linux > (secure by default, not as much worry about Spyware/Viruses), but I'll > probably send her a follow up e-mail in a week or two to make sure she's > still getting on okay. > > Rob > Splendid.. great work on your part... Now if we can all manage to convert one person... -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html