John Culleton wrote: > You might find that the two partition method will allow you to run > all those software packages without difficulty on a Linux partition > and yet have an MSWin XP partition for those programs that run > only on that OS. In fact I have several partitions but I almost > never use the Windows one.
I was thinking of running Linux in VirtualBox or some such. > One useful program, Quantas, Never heard of that. What does it do ? > won't > run on Slackware Linux 13 so I keep a Slack 12.2 partition around > just for that one app. > > I have a Win XP install disk and key. For my purposes I see no > reason to upgrade to Win 7. Can anyone suggest one? From my POV, getting access to at least half a gig of RAM that XP won't access. Apart from that, the XP UI isn't beyond improvement. > Vista is of course another story. One that I'm happy not to read. Cheers, J/. -- John Beardmore,MSc EDM (Open),B.A. Chem (Oxon),CMIOSH,CEnv,AIEMA,MEI Managing Director, T4 Sustainability Limited. http://www.T4sLtd.co.uk/ Energy Audit, Carbon Management, Design Advice, Sustainable Energy Consultancy and Installation, Carbon Trust Standard Registered Assessor Phone: 0845 4561332 Mobile: 07785 563116 Skype: t4sustainability
