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Animefreak   09-18-2005 at 02:05:06 PM

ok windows xp or linux i really want to get linux but am afraid of drivers games issues but like the stabliy and not much virus and stuff ok here the question windows xp pro $239 AUS or linspire $150 AUS iwant linux because of it stablily cause i leave my computer on 24/7 but windows seem user friendly and i'm pretty much use to it i would really like to move from windows to linux, so can u guys tell me how u found changing from windows to linux if u had used it b4 i would like your feed back

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bjpatrick   09-18-2005 at 06:05:14 PM
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Why nor dual boot and use linux and wondows? You can also download a linux distro for free.

http://www.linuxiso.org/

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Animefreak   09-19-2005 at 02:32:31 AM
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alright thanks i have a formating coming up soon so i will try the duelboot btw how was your first exprience at usin linux? was it easy and can u play games on it well?

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Ned_Flanders   09-19-2005 at 04:13:37 AM
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Gaming on Linux is hard. I'd get Windows XP, and download a free version of Linux. Linspire is Linux trying to be Windows if I remember correctly, so you're kinda defeating the purpose of switching.



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Animefreak   09-19-2005 at 07:23:14 AM
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yea true but i'm looking for stablity because well after 2 weeks windows sucks program start crash and stuff the duel boot sound really nice but hows file tranfer from linux to windows or say i'll burnt a movie file from linux will it still play on windows?

btw if i installed windows with the FAT32 partion instead of NTFS does that mean i can swap data freely between the 2 operation system? like copy cut and paste?

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Ned_Flanders   09-19-2005 at 08:11:26 AM
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If you're having stability problems don't blame XP, it is stable as a rock 99% of the time. Blame crashes of user error / poorly coded 3rd party apps.

1st Question - Yes
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Animefreak   09-19-2005 at 08:39:57 AM
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yea i know so i was think of duel boot use windows to play games and linux for file server when not playing games

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vagabond   09-26-2005 at 03:32:23 PM
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That's a good idea. I had an XP/SuSE 8.0 dual that was stable until my 420w PSU died and used my old 350watter until I could get a new one. The Linux platform was stable and the windows kept crashing. Problem was my Radeon was sucking too much juice out of the PSU. Other than that XP was stable. Go figure...

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bjpatrick   09-27-2005 at 03:50:47 AM
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If you want to play games on linux then try this.

www.transgaming.com

Good software and works with most games. Just check out the game your interested in buying if you want to play games on linux.

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vagabond   09-27-2005 at 06:46:55 AM
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Thanks for the link!

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