Triple Boot Ubuntu/Vista/XP - No Go So Far
Blog Comment It may be also possible to install the OS's in a different order and then recover the Vista boot loader, for instance, using a late Vista Beta installation disk or a borrowed retail or OEM Vista installation disk, this I have also done in order to...
[June 18, 2008, 9:26]
Ubuntu On Fujitsu Lifebook S6510
Blog It took about 5 minutes to boot the CD and answer the few questions that come up, then about 15 minutes to actually load Ubuntu and reboot, and finally another 10 minutes to download and install all the updates.
[June 5, 2008, 9:16]
ThinkPad X60 Rejuvenated!
Blog No dual-boot option here, just the full 'use entire disk' setting during the Ubuntu 7.10 install. My poor old 512MB ThinkPad X60, which had a happy early life running Windows XP but then suffered a crippling attack of Windows Vista, has now been...
[October 30, 2007, 8:54]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment Everything worked fine from boot, and Ubuntu even automatically set my computer up to dual boot, so I can choose Linux or Windows right after I turn on the machine. Ubuntu also runs faster, looks nicer than the new Vista Aero desktop, and uses FAR...
[October 22, 2007, 23:27]
Why I've Moved From Vista To Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment There is probably one other thing, after vista has booted a few times it tries to get itself sorted, whenever you aren't using the cpu or ram you aren't using, its usually looking at it self, seeing what it can do to speed up, in fact after a...
[October 22, 2007, 14:41]
Good Reason Not To Use Vista
Talkback I tend to use Ubuntu a lot for development and like having a dual boot config on my machine. Service pack 1 should have sorted out the mess but instead has provided vary little and just made it all worse by trashing peoples dual boot configurations.
[March 25, 2008, 19:36]
Ubuntu 7.10 review
Reviews Some of the new features in Ubuntu 7.10 are behind-the-scenes technical improvements. If someone is away from their Ubuntu 7.10 machine and has locked their desktop, you can leave a message that will be displayed in the bottom right corner of the...
[November 1, 2007, 15:14]
What Ashame :(
Talkback Also hopefully Dell will make preinstallations of Ubuntu (and other distros if Ubuntu is a success) for the consumer market, global, and more mainstream, in the near future, even if this means providing a dual boot option, Ubuntu and Vista.
[May 4, 2007, 21:52]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog A healthier attitude would be to ignore it, and an even healthier one would be to move on to other software — having used Ubuntu for a month or so on a spare laptop, I'm going to make my main machine dual boot with the eventual aim of relegating...
[April 28, 2006, 18:25]
Dual-Boot Ubuntu And Windows XP Professional
Blog At least from my Fujitsu "recovery" media, installing windows always installs the standard Windows (Microsoft) boot loader, so if you install Ubuntu first, it will then overwrite GRUB and you will have to go back and repair that in order to get...
[June 13, 2008, 10:30]
Vista Versus The Gutsy Gibbon - Ubuntu 7.10
Blog Comment My organization has a Windows infrastructure (mail, authentication, networking), nevertheless I had a dual boot desktop with Ubuntu that happily co-existed with the environment. As a matter of fact I stopped booting into Windows and it was all good.
[October 25, 2007, 5:30]
Unconvinced About Vista
Blog Comment I decided to make the machine dual boot Ubuntu Linux when I did the upgrade - and I have to say that was a great decision! I find myself using Ubuntu more and more these days - particularly when I just want to surf the web or do emails.
[May 18, 2007, 12:48]
