I know you can download Wine to run Windows games on Linux, but I want to make sure that everything in Linux can be just as good as it is in Windows XP. I’m wondering if networking will screw up considering the rest of my family runs on Windows… Does that mean no LAN? Stuff like that. I’ll post more details if people need more so check back.
Tag Archives: windows xp
How big should my hard drive be for Ubuntu to run fast and smoothly?
I plan to have both Windows Xp SP3 and Ubuntu on my hard drive. I plan to put them on different partitions, but I do not know how bug to make the Partitions. I have a 180GB hard drive. I was thinking 100GB for windows, and 80Gb for Ubuntu. Is this to small or big to run Ubuntu smoothly.
How do I erase old versions of ubuntu off dual boot list?
I am using Ubuntu 10.04, and Windows XP on another drive, so i use dual boot. I just ran update manager on ubuntu and asked to reboot, so i rebooted. On the dual boot screen, i notice that there are two ubuntu OS options, one of which a newer version. How do i hide the older version off the dual boot screen? If i keep updating and this keeps happening, i will have a huge list of older ubuntus on the list.
Is it possible to share a hard drive between Windows and Ubuntu?
I have two hard drives on my computer. One is C which the computer boots Windows XP from, and the other is drive F which is only used for storage.
I want to install ubuntu on drive F, and still be able to use it for storage. I would also like it be so that I can drag files onto drive F in windows, and be able to see them in Ubuntu. Is this possible, and if so, How?
How do I boot to my linux partition after installing windows?
I ran kubuntu and windows xp on my laptop and recently formatted the windows partition. Afterwards the usual GRUB bootloader was gone and now i can’t boot to my linux partition anymore. Can anyone tell me how to get it back without having to format the linux partition?
How do you make graphs using Open Office Software ?
When I bought my laptop, it came with Windows XP Home, and no Excel – which I normally would use to draw graphs.
How can I make graphs using Open Office, and which program is it ?
Thanks for any help, best answer will get 10 points.
How to reinstall windows XP without harming Redhat Linux?
I have installed Windows XP and Redhat Linux on my computer. My windows XP is corrupt. I am planning to reinstall XP but I dont know how to do it without doing anything. Last time when I formatted the drive where XP was installed, even my redhat linux got deleted. Please give me the complete instructions to reinstall Windows XP without harming Redhat Linux.
Is it possible to install Linux on a computer already running Windows XP without losing any data?
I want to run both Windows XP and Linux, but I don’t want to lose any of my files or data…Is there any way to do this, or any recommended Linux distributions?
How can I use Ubuntu without getting rid of Windows XP?
I want to start using Ubuntu but I don’t necessarily want to get rid of windows XP. Is there a way that I can use Ubuntu but keep Windows XP on my computer?
Can you open an Open Office document on a Windows XP computer?
I am buying a laptop that does not run on Windows XP. It uses Open Office instead of Microsoft Office. The only way I can print documents off is if i send it to my desktop computer, which runs on Windows XP. Will i be able to open my Open Office document on my Windows XP desktop computer?