Accessing this now from Ubuntu on a stick :)

 
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Brown Sauce



Joined: 07 Jan 2007

PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:36 pm    Post subject: Accessing this now from Ubuntu on a stick :) Reply with quote

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 ..
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faceless
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Joined: 25 Apr 2006

PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

nice one, if it's fast enough even using the USB for the swap file then that's great
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SpursFan1902
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Joined: 24 May 2007
Location: Sunshine State

PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 8:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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, ..
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major.tom
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Joined: 21 Jan 2007
Location: BC, Canada

PostPosted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 5:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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.
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