Ton 't Lam wrote:
> Ton 't Lam wrote:
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I'm bringing up a new Acer Aspire 5630 (2 Gb mem) for my daughter. She
>> worked effortlessly with Linux the last 6 years, and she prefers to
>> use this OS. However the Acer comes with a Vista image on the HD. Acer
>> (and other manufacturers) don't deliver installation disks, unless
>> bought. So, if you want/need these, you have payed twice for the same
>> MicroSoft stuff. What a sad situation.
>>
>> The issue is that starting the new PC will force to install Vista.
>> After browsing for some hours, it brought me me to the next options:
>>
>> 1) Install Vista, and from there load Cygwin to have the desired Linux
>> tools, and OpenOffice. This is just a matter of installing. Should be
>> straightforward.
>>
>> 2) Do a partitioning of the HD. I understand partitioning tools comes
>> with Vista. Then install Fedora, or Ubuntu on the second partion.
>> What are the experiences with this approach ? Thus have Vista dormant
>> available, and just use Linux.
>>
>> 3) Following (2), install VMWare, and have the possibility to launch
>> Vista from the first partion, if desired. Or do an image copy to the
>> Linux HD, and consider Vista on the first section as the golden image.
>> What are the experiences here ? What are the do-s and particularly the
>> don't-s.
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>> Ton
>>
>
> Thanks for all replies.
>
> We installed Vista along with tools like OO, thunderbird, firefox.
> RealVNC via Putty. Gimp, and Cygwin ahead.
>
> Vista is just a lot of graphics (switch off all those stupid visual and
> sound effects). Furthermore you have to buy additional S/W. The ongoing
> confirmations are annoying. Eating up a lot of memory. Vista is nothing
> more then to force people to spend money.
>
> Indeed I will buy an additional 7200 rpm disk, and insert that. From
> there install a nice Linux distro. If required Vista can be started from
> an 'external' disk with SATA (or USB).

And you are aware you can buy external drive cases and even just the power and
converter cables even cheaper? I have a SATA drive without a case that just sets
on top the computer. Cooler than in a case.

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