From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from apollo.csir.co.za ([146.64.10.99]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.36 #1 (Debian)) id 1I1eGC-0003FZ-00 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 04:12:52 -0400 Received: from localhost.localdomain ([146.64.19.125]) by apollo.csir.co.za (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l5M8CTng024713 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:12:29 +0200 Received: from localhost.localdomain (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id l5M8C92V031837 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:12:09 +0200 Received: from localhost (wvdwalt@localhost) by localhost.localdomain (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id l5M8C9Bo031824 for ; Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:12:09 +0200 X-Authentication-Warning: localhost.localdomain: wvdwalt owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:12:09 +0200 (SAST) From: Willem van der Walt X-X-Sender: wvdwalt@localhost.localdomain To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Subject: Re: A computer issue, how should I deal with this? Best solution? In-Reply-To: <000d01c7b4a3$d1e58f60$6501a8c0@YOUR3ADE1B78A3> Message-ID: References: <000d01c7b4a3$d1e58f60$6501a8c0@YOUR3ADE1B78A3> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-CSIR-MailScanner-Information: Please contact sys-admin at csir dot co dot za for more information X-CSIR-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: wvdwalt@csir.co.za X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.9 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:12:54 -0000 Hi, Setup a dual boot system with Windows as the default operating system to boot. Give a long enough time delay to allow you to press the down arrow when you want to go into Linux. If your farther starts up, he will go into windows. If you start up, you press down arrow and enter and go into Linux. HTH, Willem On Fri, 22 Jun 2007, Keith Hinton wrote: > Hi all, > My father is a person who expects Windows XP to be on my machine every day. > The deal is. > I bought a new gateway in April origenally intended to be the replacement Windows machine. But I have been considering running Linux natively entirely alone on it, and whiping Windows, and perhaps virtually running it instaead. > Problem is, My dad, who cannot understand much less begin to learn Linux, cannot stand anything then Windows. > I considered turning my pentium into a Windows box again, but relaly cannot aford to lose Linux on that box either. > A couple of months agoe, my dad logged in to my box, expecting a desktop, start menu, etc. > He saw a Linux log interminal, prompting for a password. > So he shut the system down improperly. > After that, I had to restore Windows from a clone. > I have done this too many times! And now I am being told by my dad who owns the electrical power (and who could kick my but and such) that I cannot, run Linux, whatsoever) and that he may unplug/ground me off the computer. > Any suggestions? This is really an act of unfairness! > But how can I explain to a sighted man who has a tempor and who cannot stand Linux or anything different? Thanks! Regards, --Keith > Skype- add skypedude1234 > In fact, I only use WIndblows because of Skype. That's it. > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- This message is subject to the CSIR's copyright, terms and conditions and e-mail legal notice. Views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the CSIR. CSIR E-mail Legal Notice http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_eMail_Legal_Notice.html CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions http://mail.csir.co.za/CSIR_Copyright.html For electronic copies of the CSIR Copyright, Terms and Conditions and the CSIR Legal Notice send a blank message with REQUEST LEGAL in the subject line to CallCentre@csir.co.za. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks Transtec Computers for their support.