Re: Windows XP or Windows 7 Starter on a netbook?

In article <hkn9cm$om9$1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
BillW50 <BillW50@xxxxxxx> wrote:

And for DVD it says I have to install the bad and ugly packages. Nice,
eh? Nice names... as their names kind of tell you it ain't going to be
good nor pretty to begin with.


If you need someone to hold your end every step of the way then
open source might not be an optimal environment for you. It's a bit like
a manual transmission. More difficult and requires more attention, a bit
old fashioned but lots more fun once you master it.

Oh are you a Java nerd?

No, I'm an accountant.


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