Thanks Tom Can I say I think you have the picture! Meanwhile, I'll continue to look @ Ubantu etc as helpfully set out by Gordon
I'll also *maybe* look at taking my Laptop back to Staples, where I got it a month ago Thanks again Philip Jordan On 29 January 2015 at 09:46, Tom Davies <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi :) > Yeh, the 40mins does kinda assume that downloads all work correctly > and that you have some experience of doing it so that you don't have > to stop and read everything and maybe even do a bit of research to > check the accuracy or background of the various things that crop up. > > We could help you try out Ubuntu another day maybe, if you are up for it. > > Right now it's probably better to just focus on the one issue. > Regards from > Tom :) > > > > On 28 January 2015 at 18:09, Philip Jordan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks Gordon & Tom > > > > I'm afraid that the 40 minutes suggested is rather more than a tad > > optmistic e.g. > > > > Items 1-5 inc will each take me some considerable time i.e. > > > > they all involve me far beyond my comfort zone! > > > > But thanks for trying to help > > > > ATB > > > > Philip Jordan > > > > > > > > On 28 January 2015 at 17:33, Gordon Burgess-Parker <[email protected] > > > > wrote: > > > >> > >> On 28/01/15 17:06, Philip Jordan wrote: > >> > >> & how long to do what where when etc please ref Ubuntu.....? > >> > >> > >> > >> here's the definitive guide: > >> http://ubuntuguide.org/wiki/Ubuntu:All#Dual-Booting_Windows_and_Ubuntu > >> There's a lot of information on that page. > >> In Brief: > >> > >> 1. Ensure you have a Windows Recovery media and have backed up all > >> data. (Not that I've ever had anything go wrong, but you never know!( > >> 2. Download the Ubuntu iso and create a bootable USB stick (or CD/DVD > >> - the USB stick is more convenient and flexible IMHO). > >> 3. Boot up from the USB stick and you can try Ubuntu without making > >> any changes to your computer, to see if you like it! > >> 4. If you do, create free disk space on your C drive using Windows > >> Disk management. > >> 5. The only slightly complicated thing to do is to create the > >> partitions - do NOT let the Ubuntu installer do that automatically. > >> > >> Hope that helps. > >> the total time to install (depending on your internet connection) should > >> be <40 mins....including LibreOfice. > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] > > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ > > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be > deleted > -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
