Accessing this now from Ubuntu on a stick :)

Brown Sauce · Joined: 07 Jan 2007

Can't get into windows on this laptop, it has vista installed, yes, I know, so I looked for a safe way of getting to the files. It won't boot in safe mode, just gets BSOD.
So I installed Ubuntu on a 4 gig usb 2 stick.
I can get to me files no problem, so I'm moving all the important stuff to a new drive and it is finally goodbye windows, I think anyway ..

I am impressed, it is a lot faster than windows ..

faceless · admin Joined: 25 Apr 2006

nice one, if it's fast enough even using the USB for the swap file then that's great

SpursFan1902 · Pitch Queen Joined: 24 May 2007 Location: Sunshine State

I think that is what Marcella is using on all of their laptops in Germany....

Brown Sauce · Joined: 07 Jan 2007

I am quite impressed with it. I might do a proper install shortly, just installing the apache mysql myphp stuff is so easy with the terminal. Plenty of good advice on the net too.

And it's free, ..

major.tom · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:44 am Post subject:

Linux has come a long way. I sill don't use it as my main desktop, but do have a webserver setup (Slackware) and that's where all my automated podcast recording/downloading takes place.

Kudos to you if you make the move. When MS support for XP runs out, I'll very likely do the same.