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If I no longer use my old computer that has windows XP home retail on it, can I install it on my wife's laptop?
Yep, it's retail, feel free to transfer the license.I should be good to go then, her machine came with vista and is horribly slow. ThinkPad T series.
I should be good to go then, her machine came with vista and is horribly slow. ThinkPad T series.
If you run into problems with the license, you can use linux for free.
Well, it will cost you the price of a blank dvd if you burn a distro on it but that's a lot cheaper than a windows license!
A very windows user friendly distribution is Zorin linux for example: http://zorin-os.com/
I think my wife would freak in a non-windows environment, it would have to be very easy to use and setup. If it was my own laptop I'd give it a go. Using my copy of XP seems the simplest way to go.
Her laptop only has 1 gig of ram and its shared with the video.
And all the time to get the hardware to work, hope your wireless does not have issues.
Then trying to find replacements for software that you used to use. Other than all that time it is free.
Current distributions come packed with most generally needed applications and hardware troubles are not very common. 5 years ago? Your concerns would have been valid.
I think my wife would freak in a non-windows environment, it would have to be very easy to use and setup. If it was my own laptop I'd give it a go. Using my copy of XP seems the simplest way to go.
Her laptop only has 1 gig of ram and its shared with the video.
Not 100% accurate or factual. I have an older dell laptop with built in wireless that still fights wireless connections with mint or ubuntu.
I think my wife would freak in a non-windows environment, it would have to be very easy to use and setup. If it was my own laptop I'd give it a go. Using my copy of XP seems the simplest way to go.
Her laptop only has 1 gig of ram and its shared with the video.
TBH, the recent Ubuntu install is just as easy to use as Windows. I also had a terrible experience with trying to conveniently use linux 5-7 years ago, and where it's come up until now is like the difference between night and day. If not for gaming, I'd use linux for everything on my desktop. but since I still game on my computer, I still use Windows (don't much care for the inconvenience of dual-booting).
There are a couple of chipsets which are troublesome. Then again all the hardware I have come into contact with have worked problem free with the linux flavors I use (xubuntu, puppy, sabayon etc).
I find it quite incredible that the 190mb puppy automagically detects and configures my devices without me touching a thing on USB bootup. I just love that thing.
/sarcasm: Yeah, Zorin, where it looks as flat as Windows 8. /sarcasm Personally, I do not mind the look, but, those who hate Windows 8 because of the flat look then praise Zorin which has the same flat look?