Just curious to know what XP is doing or not doing that you think it
needs a reinstall. I haven't had to use it since Win 2000 days but
there the install CD had a "repair" option that was less drastic than a
full install. It gave you a fighting chance to preserve all of the
files and customization that you would have created since the original
install.
If you system is still limping along press F1 (help) on the desktop
background and search on "repair overview" to see what options are
available to you. If it's not running but you can otherwise get access
to the internet and Microsoft's web site you should be able to find
equivalent info about XP on-line.
In any case, if you end up sticking the install CD into the drive look
for any kind of repair option short of full install. Do a full install
only as a last resort.
Chuck Norcutt
David Bell wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> Thanks for the detailed reply. I am out of my league as regards the GIMP
> related links and I do not wish to compromise my limited Photoshop comfort
> zone.
>
> An XP reinstall is the way forward I suspect. I do like OpenOffice and I
> like the idea of an up to date integrated product without the Microsoft
> moneypit.
>
> Thanks
>
> Dave
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 07 May 2009 20:47
> To: Olympus Camera Discussion
> Subject: Re: [OM] [OT] Advice re using non-Microsoft op sys.
>
> There isn't anything from Adobe that is compatible with Linux. And,
> even if there was, just as there are different run time versions of
> PhotoShop for Windows and Macs, it would require a different set of
> application object code for Linux. You can, however, create a dual boot
> machine or possibly (just a wild guess on my part) run Windows as a
> virtual machine under Linux. But this won't save you from a reinstall.
> It will just cause you to do two... more difficult installs.
>
> The closest thing to PhotoShop for Linux is called the GIMP. You'd have
> to take an extensive look at it to see if it would meet your needs. The
> only thing I care about is that it's not PhotoShop and I don't have much
> desire to redo my four years of learning how to use (a small part of)
> PhotoShop. <http://www.gimp.org/> It is also possible to (using magic
> unknown to me) install GIMP under Windows. But before you decide to do
> anything along these lines I would suggest you read this page.
> <http://www.gimp.org/~tml/gimp/win32//index.html>
> What you see here is typical of Linux/Unix application speak. If you
> don't understand what's on this page don't go there. It always amazes
> me that the free software and Linux crowd doesn't seem to understand why
> people stick with Windows. This page is the perfect example (and I even
> used to was an operating system development guy) Most folks haven't even
> a clue about dealing with Windows let alone Linux.
>
> On the other hand I think OpenOffice is fine. The only downside I've
> seen is that it's a little slower on the initial load of the day if Java
> hasn't been started yet. I run it on XP and have completely displaced
> all Microsoft Office applications. I haven't had any conversion
> problems but then I never used much but Word and Excel and was not a
> sophisticated user of either. You can choose to convert into OpenOffice
> formats or you can leave your docs in original form or even write new
> docs in Microsoft formats. I've been slowly converting to OpenOffice
> formats as I encounter old docs. It also does well in creating PDF
> files. I don't think Word did that but I never had any MS Office apps
> later than '97 vintage.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> David Bell wrote:
>> Can anyone give me advice regarding the installation of alternative
>> operating system to Windows?
>>
>> Is there an advantage for a single user?
>>
>> How compatible is e.g. linux with Photoshop Elements?
>> Is OpenOffice a good move?
>>
>> My machine is a Dell Dimension 9100
>>
>> Currently have XP Home (with glitches possibly requiring re-install, so I
> am
>> just considering the possibilities?)
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Dave
>>
>>
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