Some of them even run. Unfortunately, not the ones I need. I've tried that multiple times. Will probably try it multiple times again. More stuff runs now than the first time I tried it, but.Originally Posted by Rcmaveric
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Some of them even run. Unfortunately, not the ones I need. I've tried that multiple times. Will probably try it multiple times again. More stuff runs now than the first time I tried it, but.
If your system runs with the newer UEFI system instead of the old style BIOS, you can reinstall Windows from the ISO image dbosman mentions, as it stores the Window Serial number in the UEFI system. Otherwise you may need to buy a license key for Windows. Made replacing the drive in my Dell 3668 a lot easier. I used a little program called Rufus to write the ISO image to a flash drive. You'll need a fairly large one, 8GB may be big enough, 16GB should. I had a 64GB drive sitting here, so used that one, and had room to put my install files for MS Office 2007 on there, too. Still had a bunch of room left. Or you can burn it to a DVD and boot that. Either one will work.
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If it is an older laptop, you might consider running Lubuntu; it's a lighter-weight version of Ubuntu, and what I I have been using on my laptops for years. My desktop uses Linux Mint, which also works very well on decently-powerful laptops.
For the sake of your sanity, DO NOT expect to simply switch over from Microsoft, and install all your Windows programs. There are Linux equivalents for most things, numerous cross-platform programs, and even a few that options that superior to what you might find on windows. Also, there are many differences in how certain basic functions are accomplished, such as installing programs.
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I'm surprised to see so many running Linux on here.
I've been using Linux for some time maybe ten years or more.
If your running an older machine I would use a lighter version of Linux.
regular Ubuntu is not. Lubuntu and Mint is. I run MXlinux and love it.
Depending where your at some one could burn you a disc and help'
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I've actually been using Linux full-time for over a decade at this point.Definitely less user-friendly for the first timer-but, the OS has matured a great deal over the years.
Quickbooks was very unstable with wine when I tried it. Photoshop is my other must have. Linux did not play nice with windows, messed up the boot sector and got removed, took forever to get the drive back.
I've got Win7 on the last Toughbook to support it, the drive is a SSD so it's still fast. I'll hang here as long as I can.
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This is why I have 2 towers. One has Mint, the other has Win10.
The Win10 tower is there specifically to run QuickBooks.
Quickbooks was barely stable on windows for me.
I'm seeing a lot of people running mint. I'll try that on the next build. While Ubuntu is not lean it is the closest to windows I have seen. I started on Debian in the 90's and now have my daughter "yes I had her when I was old" in edubuntu and am teaching her Python on a Pi.
It can be fun learning new tricks.
The f you go to the rufus link above a few, at the bottom of the page are links. 1 is a password fixer, another is ReactOs— https://reactos.org/. Supposed to out-Windows Windows 🪟. Maybe it will swing with QuickBook?? I have a laptop that won’t let me change anything being password protected. It came 2ndhand; no way to get password. Runs(...?) Win 10. Lots missing. I have tons of XP software that wouldn’t work on it. Maybe this ReactOs is both of our solutions.
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I think I'm the only one who mentioned Rufus, and I didn't include a link, so not sure what you're talking about. I did quote the link dbosman gave for the Windows 10 ISO download, but that's not the Rufus site, this is: https://rufus.ie/
Not seeing any links to other software there, either. I did use the second link, to create bootable media for another computer.
I've also reset the password on a Win10 laptop (ancient HP) with a linux live flash drive. Search "use linux to reset Windows password".
Absolutely correct! Hugely bloated, poorly written, it is the only accounting program that actually works for under $5,000.
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Quickload runs great on any linux that will run wine. You may get an error message during QL install about fonts, just pick another font and it will continue install. OR, you could install more fonts in wine using winetricks before you run the QL installer.
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What model Dell? How much RAM? A lot of those are easy to open up and add memory and/or swap in a SSD which will make it a lot faster and run cooler than a spinner, and if your HDD has issues which the disk repair makes me suspect it might, you would be better off with a new drive.
For the linux install... Go download Linux Mint Cinnamon 20.1 AMD 64 .iso and go download a freebie called Balena Etcher. It will be a .zip file, you simply extract it and dbl click the app image which is the extracted file. It opens, you choose where your LM .iso is, and you choose your usb stick, and you tell it to flash. It will make the usb bootable to the linux mint desktop.
Once at the desktop, you can click on Install Linux Mint and setup wil begin, you can let it partition the disk like it wants to or you can do it yourself manually, then the installer will continue. It is best not to have anything on the disk at this point, if it finds the ghost of windows it will want to add it to the boot menu, it just messes up a good install.
You can also go download gparted .iso, and write it to a separate usb stick using etcher, boot to this and you have the best partition editor on the planet. For free! Here you can delete all the windows partitions, you can create a new dos partition table which will totally erase billy gates' muddy footprints.
If it still kicks your butt you could haul it up the road here and we can run through the install together, although if I am going to be an afternoon into swapping out a drive then installing linux, I would expect to get something for my time.
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Gnucash is a nifty financial program for a linux. I liked it. Cant get my wife to use it. She holds the purse and is horrible at it.
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I got Gnucash after Quickbooks went buggy on me. I never got it fully set up before I got sick several years ago. I don't have a business anymore so doesn't matter.
Linux Mint has a USB image writer as standard equipment, I think it works better and faster than Rufus or Balena Etcher.
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Yes but if you don't have linux installed yet, well.... Etcher is not slow by any means click click click and it's off and running. Recent versions take the time to verify the write which is a plus.
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Thanks for the tip about the image writer. I'll use that.
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Agreed, but sometimes people want to try several versions of Linux, and their image writer works for that.
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