Lucy McWilliam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote >How painful is it to make a machine Win/Linux dual boot (apart from >finding another license)? It would make my research soooo much easier. >Anyone got any convincing arguments for my superiors?
Not too much of a problem, especially if the Win side of things is already established (depending on version of the OS you will have problems if it's not located in the primary partition). Linux will just install itself where you tell it. Agruments? ... Free thought. Support for open development. ... Sorry, you want arguments *for* using Win? ... Umm ... Hey, if it's what the people around you use then it makes sense. With tools like VMWare and WINE you get the best of both worlds without the hassle of dual booting (VMWare only comes with an evaluation license (unless you have the $$$), but if you have enough e-mail addresses handy - real or otherwise - you can extend it indefinitely). Have a look at http://www.linux.com/learn/install/Installation-HOWTO.phtml http://www.littlewhitedog.com/reviews_other_00011.asp http://www.linuxgazette.com/issue38/veselosky.html HTH Ian >mumble mumble mumble >L. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
