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On Fri, 2008-02-15 at 14:46 +0000, Eion MacDonald wrote: > Editing > GRUB is not for newbies so a 'push' upgrade like last few days I seem to have missed this point - can you explain it for me? > renders > them with unbootable windows, and only Linux, This is major point to > teach newbies how to edit grub. Now I don't know, but having several computrs on the go (including this one with only Linux) I would be able to find out still. > I always introduce Linux via a Live distro for this reason, they still > have there old comfort win OS still active. > PS rescuing a defunct windows system with Knoppix *really* makes converts! It was a revelation to my friend Geoff (not on the list yet) how well the different distros, (I started with Knoppix) diagnosed his problem (memory fault - needed chip replacement) and he has jumped into using Linux now. -- james kilty http://www.kilty.demon.co.uk -- 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