markz
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I used XUbuntu, I really liked it on my old laptop, "windows" based (mouse over icon). Awesome and my first ever Linux based system.
Will do it again for sure.
Will do it again for sure.
Wife's laptop just "updated" to Windows-8 last night (from the factory-installed Win-7)...WITHOUT PERMISSION!.
neptronix said:linux mint ( ubuntu fork ) is great, is very useable, and looks nice, but..
Adobe flash would constantly freeze my browser though, videos wouldn't play, couldn't find a VNC client that worked properly with my windows server, and it took a shit ton of RAM..
So i am back to my 100% unpatched copy of windows 7 with the updates turned off.
At my work, we had a couple computers with OEM versions of windows 7 with the updates turned on. They were never any more secure than my unpatched copy.. and a few of them just randomly decided to update to windows 10.
I'd love to say goodbye to Microsoft permanently; i've been trying to do it for many years without success.. for now, i think an unpatched Windows 7 is still the best OS.. i'm gonna skip over 8 and 10 because they look like crap and are privacy nightmares designed without the power user in mind.
( i.e., for anyone not wanting the free Windows 10 upgrade, the Enterprise versions of Windows are good ones to have since they won't get the free Windows 10 upgrades (was reported here, for instance). )jkbrigman said:Ditto to this, I've seen the crazy updates to later versions happen. I run Enterprise ("N") and it doesn't spontaneously combust into 8 or 10.
Windows 7 Enterprise
This edition targeted the enterprise segment of the market and was sold through volume licensing to companies which have a Software Assurance contract with Microsoft.[1] Additional features include support for Multilingual User Interface (MUI) packages, BitLocker Drive Encryption, and UNIX application support.[1] Not available through retail or OEM channels, this edition is distributed through Microsoft Software Assurance (SA).[1] As a result it includes several SA-only benefits, including a license allowing the operating of diskless nodes (diskless PCs) and activation via VLK.[14]
and it says you have to activate
markz said:http://www.amazon.com/Windows-Versions-Ultimate-Premium-Operating/dp/B0113KFPOG/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1443225847&sr=8-8&keywords=windows+7+ultimate&refinements=p_n_feature_browse-bin%3A4985204011%2Cp_89%3AMicrosoft
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oStGrIeIRg
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Not sure how safe it would be, via torrent.
OR
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-windows_install/windows-7-free-trial/e5413539-a8a4-403f-b5c1-13227da9b60f?auth=1
Interesting.
http://www.pagestart.com/
http://www.pagestart.com/win7digitalriver020615.html
http://www.pagestart.com/win7071014.html
iamsofunny said:I have Windows 7 and Ubuntu 14.04 on 1 computer. I have Ubuntu, Backtrack and Mint on another computer.
You know you can install an infinite number of operating systems on 1 computer. You don't need to buy another laptop.
When you change the boot order to CD first, then put in the Ubuntu disk into your windows computer and reboot, you can choose "install Ubuntu alongside Windows".
That way, you can still see all your window files and use them from Ubuntu.
Mint is based on Ubuntu 10.04 so it is old and missing drivers.
Just get Ubuntu 14.04. I have it on 2 computers and many severs.
You can get viruses on Linux too. I sometimes get viruses in my Firefox cache, but Adblock Plus was the culprit so I switched to Adblock Youtube instead.
If you mean, for example, can you reinstall and use a Dell OEM Microsoft Office from the original Dell PC that it came on to a different Dell PC, maybe it would work if you had the license key. But you're not supposed to do that. OEM MS Office is only supposed to be used on the PC it was first bought for. That's why it cost less than the retail product.markz said:... Plus buying used, who knows how messed up the registries and other things are. ***I just had a thought, you can get programs that can get the product # of your different MS software. Get that #, cant you just reinstall fresh OEM on same computer even if you dont have the original disc???????????** I might be able to do something with my Vista, this is very interesting to me now******************
You could install VirtualBox on Linux and then run some version of Windows and MS Office as a virtual machine in it. You either install your own copy of Windows and MS Office or MS has ready-made VM images, containing just Windows and Internet Explorer, here:markz said:Anyway I just wanted to find which Ubuntu I used, and research another route to take. Which from my ramblings might interest Spinningmagnets. Its called Emulation.
Rock out with Linux based, Ubuntu which is a learning curve for sure, but installing programs with Xubuntu is easy. Emulate W7 for all your MS software needs.
The question I need to know is (which might interest the OP) if I were to go that route, Using Xubuntu and emulating W7, how do I go about using MS Office Suite (2013 or 2016)?????????????????