I have a number of pc's, one win xp, 3 ubuntu with one of those dual booting
vista. 2 of the ubuntu systems read the win xp shared folders without a prob,
the other keeps promting for a password and I havent gotten past that. anyone
got ideas as to what I might need to do?
Re: Windows Info ... I have also been dual booting Ubuntu and Vista for over a year. ... Just don't try to let Windows manage the booting. ... (Ubuntu)
Vista and Ubuntu peaceful coexistence ...resident Vista supporters and Ubuntu supporters.... Working with Linux is pretty interesting. ... similar to the Blue Screen of Death in Windows.... (microsoft.public.windows.vista.general)
Re: Why would a Home User buy more than Vista Basic? ... You can say "I believe Ubuntu is a far superior operating system.", but you can not say "Ubuntu is a far superior operating system." ... You were claiming Ubuntu was better before you had even experienced Vista, and well before you had installed it. ...Businesses have heavy investment in the technology that's in place, and they are just not going to jump ship to something else on a whim when there is no justification to do so. ... but there are many companies that could replace almost every XP machine with either a thin clients or a Linux machine.... (microsoft.public.windows.vista.general)
Re: Udungtu 8.10 ***WOW*** ... We know you're afraid of Ubuntu because it may very well cost you your run adaware for money business. ...Windows, it will be plagued by infections, and you still will not know anything or have any respect or regard for what people want out of their computers.. ... Yes, Linux will become more of a target, however my experience with Vista is that many problems have been fixed BUT IE has become the problem. ... The more a browser can do the greater the risk, however when bits of that browser are involved with the OS itself then faults in it risk the OS as well. ... (microsoft.public.windows.vista.general)
Re: Can someone please help me with this problem ...Vista home basic...Ubuntu anymore and wanting to revert back to Vista but I dont have ... And what would I need to do to get Windows Vista back onto my laptop. ... If you had important stuff on your original Vista installation, take the machine to a local repair guy and see if they can be saved. ... (microsoft.public.windows.vista.general)
