On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 08:58:24AM -0000, Paul wrote: > > > --- In [email protected], "Gabrielle" <dawnyisrael13@...> wrote: > > > > A BIG thank you for the responses! Some great information. Although I did > > find the problem. In my excitement when the computer arrived in the mail > > and I was excited that it worked and everything, I neglected to look and > > see just what version of everything was running. The computer had > > evidently been sitting for a few years. I found this out because I went to > > download something else and I received a message that said upgrade to a > > more recent version of explorer. Turns out that it still had something > > like explorer five and for the Windows XP it was still on service pac 2! > > So, I spent a day upgrading everything on Windows and then Ubuntu loaded up > > just fine and is now working with a desktop and everything. > > Another learning experience for me. Thank you again for all the > > suggestions. I will keep them for any future reference. > > > > Maybe you can explain to me how Linux depends on Windows? Because I've been > running Linux without Windows for quite some time now. I update Windows with > fdisk and format. That is just how I roll.
More likely coincidence--however, if Gabrielle was using Ubuntu's Wubi, it might be connected. (Wubi--I think that's its name) is used to install Ubuntu as if it were a Windows application. -- Scott Robbins PGP keyID EB3467D6 ( 1B48 077D 66F6 9DB0 FDC2 A409 FA54 EB34 67D6 ) gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys EB3467D6 Spike: What's Big Blue doing anyway? The Judge: I am preparing. Spike: It's interesting to me that preparing looks a great bit like sitting on your ass. ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
