Might a system repair from a certain date under XP do the trick? Saves a
lot of time compared to full reinstall.
Wiliam
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: David Bell [mailto:deebel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Verzonden: donderdag 7 mei 2009 23:37
> Aan: 'Olympus Camera Discussion'
> Onderwerp: Re: [OM] [OT] Advice re using non-Microsoft op sys.
>
>
> 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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