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1. It has been my experience with installing XP, for it to take hours. The next day for the mop-up and

Reply to Phillip McCleod (Original post)

Thu May 2, 2013, 10:33 AM

May 2013

installing the needed programs (Firefox/OpenOffice) to make the computer useful.

For various Linux flavors 15 to 30 minutes for a working O/S. The needed programs are mostly already there.
For Linux Mint, all it took to set up the wireless was a couple of mouse clicks and the wireless router password.
The list of neighborhood WiFi was longer with Linux, than the same computer with Windows running on it.

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In the last two days I installed operating systems on 3 computers.. [View all] Phillip McCleod May 2013 OP

It has been my experience with installing XP, for it to take hours. The next day for the mop-up and RC May 2013 #1

oh hell yeh. XP is a pain. Phillip McCleod May 2013 #2

There's no such thing as a "Power User" with Windows. Microsoft always has you on a leash. hunter May 2013 #3