May I suggest running a Windows virtual machine instead of dual
booting? I use VirtualBox from Sun Microsystems. It's free and can be
downloaded from www.virtualbox.org. There are two versions, an open
source version (which turns of USB access) and a closed source version
(which allows USB access). Be sure to install the VirtualBox Additions
module as well as that allows seamless mouse capture (all versions) and
USB access with the closed source version. Both versions are free and
available for Ubuntu Linux along with all the other major distros
including the one I use, PCLinuxOS. I've found running Windows in a
virtual machine much preferable over dual booting and seems to be more
stable and allows Windows to access any drives/directories you
designate, such as /home/<your_user_name>. It's wonderful software.
Highly recommended.
Barbara Tobias wrote:
I am using Linux, Ubuntu 9.04.
When I first started using Linux (about the first of this year), I set
up a dual boot system. For a few months it worked quite well, but
something happened (I have not been able to determine what) and I could
no longer access Windows.
I am considering reformatting the disk and reinstalling both Windows and
Linux, but fear I would be recreating the same problems. Has anyone had
success running a dual boot system for an extended period?
My only reason for still wanting Windows is that there are three
programs that I have not been able to find good substitutes for:
Quicken (to be able to download transactions from my bank
weekly)
Street Atlas (for planning trips and working with GPS)
Photoshop (for heavy-duty photo manipulation)
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Barbara
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