@ReverseGear - Am I correct assuming that all of those Linux distros that you tried were 32-bit versions? Re your backup question, I may be...
In my case it's not that clear-cut. My XP desktop has several working peripherals (2 printers, film-scanner, external speakers, etc.) all of...
Okay guys, I'll give them a look as well.
Well, I'm now looking at live Linux distros on my old XP desktop to see which are light enough to run as fast as XP, or faster (and hopefully,...
@Joxx, that is discussed (in more depth) here.
It seems that Mint XFCE 17.1 is recommended (over 18.3) to replace XP on older PCs! Unfortunately, 17.1 will only receive security updates until...
Gotcha (I think). :doubt:
Frog, are you aware of this? -- it's way over my head!
Thanks for the update. It will be interesting to see if Xubuntu runs decently on an even older PC with a Pentium 4 and 2 gigs of RAM. :doubt:
I'll probably do the same, but when I ultimately abandon Windows (which I plan to do on both my desktop and laptop), it would still be nice to be...
That's really an excellent point. Based on that consideration, which distros of the those I'm considering (post #4) should I dismiss?
Just to clarify, using MR with any Linux system requires cold backups - correct?
Thanks guys. Since my WinXP desktop has a wired connection to the router, I'm not concerned (at this time) with potential wireless issues....
I'm finally ready to convert my WinXP Desktop to Linux (yes, I know it's about time!). So I plan to checkout some live (lightweight) distros to...
Thanks for that info. ;)
@taleblou, unfortunately I don't believe those linux kernel patches have been released yet. Btw, as a Peppermint OS 8 user, would you please...
Ouch!
Wouldn't Linux PCs also be vulnerable to the Meltdown/Spectre exploits?
What is the basis for that statement? o_O
So I guess that means not even opening email attachments from 'trusted' Windows users! :(
Wife's Win7 (32-bit) system would not restart after installing the Jan 2018 updates and she came screaming for me to rescue her system! Well,...
I have a Samsung 850EVO SSD which comes with a utility (Samsung Magician) with a "Performance Optimization" option (which I presume is a trimming...
I'm using BIOS firmware, not UEFI.
I created the RE same as you. This is very strange; obviously VAW is VERY BUSY doing something as my RE initializes that isn't happening with...
/ Then something is very wrong with my recovery media build. Initializing takes over 90 sec on my laptop (Win7 x64, i7 CPU, 8GB RAM, and a SATA3...
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