Hi Ramnarayan, My reply gives you another alternative(initially), which is much simpler and will serve your purpose perfectly well, that too in a very short while ! That is, your friend could access his ext3 HD from windows and work on it as well.
Here is how you go about it - 1. Download and install ext 2 (3) fs driver for windows (supports all versions with rw access, even vista) from - http://www.fs-driver.org/ Now you will be able to access the external HD formatted in ext3 inside 'windows explorer' 2. Download and install open office from - http://www.openoffice.org/ Now you can open your open office files. Am sure however that, although this is a practical solution your friend will eventually change his os to GNU/Linux ! Here is where he can find help when he does need it - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MassachusettsTeam/ContactUs Before I close here is some important/sad info I picked up from ubuntu forums (seems that Massachussets is Microsoft - centric, and Bill will never better his corrupt ways) - http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=516491&page=2 Happily, there are 'Ubunteros' around - "Long live Ubuntu !" On Tue, Jul 15, 2008 at 6:28 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > A friend of mine is going to the US - Williams College, Mass. US. > > He uses Linux but has had help to set everything up - all. His current > laptop broke down some months back and since he has been operating of an > external Hard Disk formatted to ext3. > > The university of Williams Town , who are providing him a desktop / > laptop, on being asked about Linux support, have been discouraging. But > as soon as he reaches the US he will need to use his data and > presentations (made in open office .odi). And also access all his other > data. > > The help i required was does anyone have any GNU/Linux contact in > Williams Town, who can help him set his machine up - to configure and > run Ubuntu etc. > > To help i will give my friend a detailed how to as well as what software > additional to the base install needs to be installed and any other > special configurations. > > I will also give him a DSL based USB flash disk which will enable him to > access his data, as well as some live CD's - Ubuntu Hardy. > > We tried to search for Linux / LUG at Williams Town but did not get any > usable results. > > *But* if some one can help us find a GNU/Linux friend in or near > Williams Town we will be very grateful. > > help will me much appreciated > > ram > > > > > > > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in >
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