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Neil Williams wrote: > On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:27:06 +0000 > Subscriptions <vivi.griffin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> It came pre-installed with Vista and I tried it out briefly but, >> really didn't like it. What I wanted to do was dual boot Windows XP >> and Mandriva 2009, as I have some specialist software that only works >> under Windows. Funnily enough, Mandriva worked really well, even the >> wireless. However, installing Windows XP proved extremely difficult. > > Nice to see the reverse for once - so many still think that Windows is > easy to install and everything else is hard. It just isn't true. > > Installing any OS on any machine can be a challenge - pre-installing > hides so much of the hassle that nobody realises how difficult it can > still be to do. > > A couple of months ago I did a job for a friend who'd bought an Acer laptop with Vista. This one had everything including the kitchen sink. He didn't like Vista and wanted XP installing and suffice to say it was a real pain to get drivers. I did eventually get English drivers for Windows XP, I just couldn't understand why Acer would make their customers jump through so many hoops to install XP. IIRC I did try an Ubuntu Live CD and it worked first time. Rob -- 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