You're tired of your windows machine requiring
so much attention Tired of having your computer not doing what it's supposed to be doing: like not being 'friendly' by throwing pop up after pop up in your face? Or just 'not responding' to you clicking the mouse or keyboard?
Linux to the rescue Give Linux MINT a 'test drive', at least.
Put the disk in your drive and boot the CD. No changes will be
made but you can run MINT,
Download Linux MINT.
The Cinnamon version is what I opted for. MINT runs the same software I use in windows, VLC, Thunderbird, Firefox.
Your download will be an 'iso'
file.
If it all seems overwhelming, you can order a DVD
from
https://www.osdisc.com/index.html or have me give you a 'guided
tour' with the live DVD. If you elect to install I could do
that for a nominal fee
Start your computer with the disk in the drive* and
give MINT a test drive.
*You may have to 'force' it to boot from the DVD.
Rabbit punch F8 during startup.
It will be slower than normal because the DVD drive
is much slower than if it were 'installed'. The option to
install it is right there on it's desktop. Don't do that yet.
The following, If not shown on the desktop, Click
the MENU in the lower right of the screen,
Firefox is there to surf
the web When your ready to install, some things to think about.
When running the Live DVD or from an 'alongside
install',
Mint can access your files saved under windows, (useful to
recover files from a crashed windows OS)
If you choose to 'wipe' windows from the HDD, and
have files you'd like to save. First start your computer with
the DVD removed, to start windows. Then copy all your personal files, documents, photos,
etc to a
USB
HDD drive. as they will be destroyed if you 'wipe' windows off
the computer. Unplug the USB drive, Insert the MINT DVD you burnt,
and restart your computer. During the install, you'll have to set a password,
REMEMBER it. Write it down. It's needed to install any updates.
When the installation finishes, remove the DVD,
and restart the computer. Firefox is there for surfing the web. Import your bookmarks. Start Thunderbird and set up your email acct. (after you install Mint, or Ubuntu, the USB HDD can be used as your 'back-up drive) Now, that wasn't so hard. And it just got easier. Why/How? REASONS to use Linux
Why Linux Mint is a worthwhile Windows XP replacement Here's my list of reasons Linux Updates. Remember how flash, adobe,
java, and windows all did individual updates? Well, There's
only one 'channel' for updates in Linux.
It will update everything 'in one shot'. Anti virus, not essential, only a fraction
of 1% of them can affect Linux. Anti-Malware. not needed. Oh, just about all 'free' software for windows comes with at least one 'tag- along' toolbar or other 'freebie' 'offer-ware' that will irritate most windows owners. Disk Defragmentor. finally it's automatic, but only
if you leave the win7 or 8 machine on 24/7. Plug in your camera, It's ready to save your pictures. Want software for something else? FWIW: did you know that the latest operating
systems on an Apple computer are linux? Another FWIW: just about all websites you visit are on servers running Linux. Apache being a very popular Linux web server system. Just about all the email you read is 'served' on from a computer running Linux. (Boy, I wonder why? No I don't really, it's just more popular because it's more 'trouble free' than windows, that's all) I really don't know why I recommend for you to use
Linux. You pay me to 'fix' your windows computers. I doubt you'll
have problems with Linux Mint or Ubuntu. Do you want to at least 'try' Linux? YES NO Either way - Have a NICE DAY!
Here's some 'fixes'
I've had to do with some earlier version Linux machines. |