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Neil Stone wrote: > Rob Beard wrote: >> Hi folks, >> >> Just got back from helping out a work colleague's Mum with her fresh >> install of Ubuntu. I can't remember if I mentioned but he asked me a >> couple of weeks ago if I could 're-install' Windows XP on her PC. >> >> Basically her PC was his old one which had a dodgy copy of XP & Office >> on it. It was coming up with messages saying it wasn't a valid copy. I >> said I'd happily install XP if he wanted to fork out £60 for a licence. >> I also mentioned Ubuntu as an alternative as all his Mum does is write >> letters and read her e-mails. >> >> Anyway, he decided to let me install Ubuntu. I backed up the old data, >> installed Ubuntu and copied the data back over. I put icons for Open >> Office and Firefox on the desktop (I named the icons Word Processor, >> Spreadsheet, Internet etc) and made sure that OpenOffice was pointing in >> the right location for her data. >> >> This evening I went over to her house to set the printer up (HP Deskjet >> 720) and show her how to do a Mail Merge (for labels) in OOo. When I'd >> finished I asked how she was getting on with Ubuntu compared to what she >> had before. She actually said she thought it was easy to use and she >> was getting on okay. This was promising news as she was wasn't a really >> experienced user, all she wanted to do was write letters and browse the >> internet/check her e-mail. >> >> So, there we have another happy Linux user. Her PC does everything she >> wants it to and she didn't have to fork out for a Windows XP licence or >> MS Office. >> >> I'm hoping that she'll now tell her friends about Linux and how it just >> works. I didn't get much time to explain about the benefits of Linux >> (secure by default, not as much worry about Spyware/Viruses), but I'll >> probably send her a follow up e-mail in a week or two to make sure she's >> still getting on okay. >> >> Rob >> > > Splendid.. great work on your part... > > Now if we can all manage to convert one person... > Yeah, I'm glad it went well. I made sure I checked what she did with the PC before suggesting it. I figured since she doesn't run any specific Windows only apps or games (which would be a little bit more hassle to get working) then she would be a good candidate to move over to Linux. Rob -- The Mailing List for the Devon & Cornwall LUG http://mailman.dclug.org.uk/listinfo/list FAQ: http://www.dcglug.org.uk/linux_adm/list-faq.html