Re: [GTALUG] installing Windows is uselessly worse than installing Linux

2023-09-16 Thread Kevin Cozens via talk
On 2023-09-16 16:13, Giles Orr via talk wrote: Regular readers of this list may recall that I recently bought a mini-mini-computer: the slim instruction manual basically said that if you wanted to avoid trouble (which I take to mean "having to connect to a global M$ account"), I should boot

Re: [GTALUG] installing Windows is uselessly worse than installing Linux

2023-09-16 Thread o1bigtenor via talk
On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 3:13 PM Giles Orr via talk wrote: > > On Fri, 15 Sept 2023 at 14:35, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk > wrote: > > > > [Always do backups before such drastic measures.] > > > > The best way to install Windows is to go to another Windows box and use > > the the Window Media

Re: [GTALUG] installing Windows is uselessly worse than installing Linux

2023-09-16 Thread Giles Orr via talk
On Fri, 15 Sept 2023 at 14:35, D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk wrote: > > [Always do backups before such drastic measures.] > > The best way to install Windows is to go to another Windows box and use > the the Window Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB stick >

[GTALUG] installing Windows is uselessly worse than installing Linux

2023-09-15 Thread D. Hugh Redelmeier via talk
[Always do backups before such drastic measures.] The best way to install Windows is to go to another Windows box and use the the Window Media Creation Tool to create a bootable USB stick Alternatively you could download the WIndows