Pseudo Silk Kimono <Pseudo_Silk_Kimono@marillion.com> writes:

>On 2007-09-03, Ton 't Lam <ton.tlam@casema.nospam.nl> wrote:
>> Davide Bianchi wrote:
>>> On 2007-09-03, Ton 't Lam <ton.tlam@casema.nospam.nl> wrote:
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Zap the image, reinstall, ask for refunds.
>>>
>>>> The issue is that starting the new PC will force to install Vista.
>>>
>>> Why? You just boot from the DVD/CD and blast the partition.
>>>
>>> Davide
>>>
>>
>> This is of course the best idea. Although almost everything runs fine on
>> Linux, sometimes there are situations you need to start Windows, such a
>> educational S/W that is tied to Windows. Wine won't save the day all the
>> time.
>>
>> Refund is about impossible in the Netherlands. This has been discussed
>> locally in length. It ends up you have to do a *lot* of efforts (e.g.
>> prove you didn't install/use Windows), and get a minimal refund. It
>> won't cover the costs. For this reason Linux addicts "accept" this
>> situation.
>>
>> This so called chain-sell is actually forbidden in the Netherlands, but
>> apparently manufacturers have found ways to bypass this.
>>
>> Strange this whole situation isn't dealt with by some European committee
>> for once and all.
>>
>> Ton
>>

>Have you tried VMWare? You can install it on your Vista box and
>download various appliances (Xubuntu Tribe for example) and use it the
>same way you would if you are actually running Linux.

Why in the world would you want to do that? It means you are open to all
of the vista system bugs and security holes, all of the VMWare bugs AND all
of the Linux bugs.
Vista now has an option to resize the disk, so you can shring the vista
partition and install Linux. That way you do not have to worry about the
Linux repartitioning software messing up vista. On the other hand just
using the Linux installation software to wipe vista is certainly another
option.


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