nomodeset kernel command line argument works like a charm, but I'm not accelerated because the graphics chip isn't supported... Does this matter to me? Maybe, maybe not. I should be able to run Microsoft Office or the latest Libreoffice no problem. I could say stick with 7 on this old beast, but I can't even get the iso for Windows 7 Home Premium where the sticker even if I could is faded out... so without the Windows 7 Home Premium key I can't install that anyways... Uge! I preserved the restore partition on the original hard drive, but I don't know if Windows 7 Pro can restore Home Premium over itself. Besides, I prefer pro for business use. Found out that HP allows you to download some of the drivers etcetera still for the G62, but I'm not sure I'm satisfied with going pro and trying to install the HP software to it. Seven is going out of support life where it would probably be better to run CentOS and wine for office...
Aside from Microsoft pushing everyone to 10 which has to be online all the time, bad for business users... 7 is getting pushed under the bus. If I go to Linux we are up to date and there are zero licenses to worry about unless we absolutely have to run some version of Microsoft Office. I don't like that seven has so many updates since SP1 and they don't like to install properly. I've been trying with an OEM disk from Microsoft for Windows 7 Professional. Not what I prefer. This is installed on my personal desktop system, but I almost never use it. Technically, I am legal to use two copies of 7, but I don't have the for parts HP G62 with a legible W7 license on it. Could be Home Premium in which case I'm screwed because I don't have a DVD for 7 Home Premium. Tried to download Windows 7 Home Premium from Microsoft, but the site doesn't seem to be working... _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
