Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone available to help a brand new user in Derbyshire?
On 23/07/16 13:10, alan c wrote: > Sorry I can't help in person, however, just a reminder that under many > circumstances, the program Teamviewer is free of charge for amateur, > non business use. I have used it for remote friends, on one occasion > a friend had moved to France for some years. > > It works well, if sometimes slow on the link. > > In an extreme case: > If the remote novice had a completely separate spare machine, which > could be simply wiped etc with no worry of lack data backup etc and > loss of home internet (if an install somehow got screwed) then it is > even possible to do a fresh install by remote, via Teamviewer, caviat: > the remote friend would need to be calm accurate on keyboard, and have > good systematic use of the parallel phone conversation. Also at > (least) one key stage, a machine restart etc is needed, also the > install disk is best used at the remote location etc. With one very > systematic remote friend I have actually done this, it worked. However > some friends are nervous and may find difficulty in following an > instruction confidently. > > Good luck > Hi Alan, Thanks for the tip about Teamviewer. My friend is a very nervous novice so I don't want to put too much pressure on him. I have found another friend who is a tech confident Windows user and is willing to have a go at helping with the install (perhaps another convert?). Cheers, Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone available to help a brand new user in Derbyshire?
On 23/07/16 13:35, Pete Smout wrote: > Hi, > Just a thought local user groups quite often help and support new users > (Hampshire lug) has helped me before! > > Not sure if there is one in Derbyshire but worth a Google (or > alternative search engine) > > Pete S > Hi Pete, I used to be a member of the local group but I got no reply off their mailing list so I assume that it has folded since I moved to the north east. Cheers, Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone available to help a brand new user in Derbyshire?
Hi, Just a thought local user groups quite often help and support new users (Hampshire lug) has helped me before! Not sure if there is one in Derbyshire but worth a Google (or alternative search engine) Pete S On 23 Jul 2016 13:11, "alan c" wrote: > Sorry I can't help in person, however, just a reminder that under many > circumstances, the program Teamviewer is free of charge for amateur, > non business use. I have used it for remote friends, on one occasion > a friend had moved to France for some years. > > It works well, if sometimes slow on the link. > > In an extreme case: > If the remote novice had a completely separate spare machine, which > could be simply wiped etc with no worry of lack data backup etc and > loss of home internet (if an install somehow got screwed) then it is > even possible to do a fresh install by remote, via Teamviewer, caviat: > the remote friend would need to be calm accurate on keyboard, and have > good systematic use of the parallel phone conversation. Also at > (least) one key stage, a machine restart etc is needed, also the > install disk is best used at the remote location etc. With one very > systematic remote friend I have actually done this, it worked. However > some friends are nervous and may find difficulty in following an > instruction confidently. > > Good luck > > On 15/07/16 17:26, Barry Titterton wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > Is there anyone who lives near mid-Derbyshire and could spare an evening > > to help a brand new user do their first install? The user in question is > > an old friend on mine who has a Vista laptop that he wants to convert to > > Linux. He has limited technical skill so would benefit from someone > > walking him through his first install. I am not able to help him as I > > now live in County Durham which makes it quite a long round trip. > > Please PM me if you may be able to help and I will give you more details. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Barry T > > > > -- > alan cocks > > -- > ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/ > -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
Re: [ubuntu-uk] Anyone available to help a brand new user in Derbyshire?
Sorry I can't help in person, however, just a reminder that under many circumstances, the program Teamviewer is free of charge for amateur, non business use. I have used it for remote friends, on one occasion a friend had moved to France for some years. It works well, if sometimes slow on the link. In an extreme case: If the remote novice had a completely separate spare machine, which could be simply wiped etc with no worry of lack data backup etc and loss of home internet (if an install somehow got screwed) then it is even possible to do a fresh install by remote, via Teamviewer, caviat: the remote friend would need to be calm accurate on keyboard, and have good systematic use of the parallel phone conversation. Also at (least) one key stage, a machine restart etc is needed, also the install disk is best used at the remote location etc. With one very systematic remote friend I have actually done this, it worked. However some friends are nervous and may find difficulty in following an instruction confidently. Good luck On 15/07/16 17:26, Barry Titterton wrote: > Hi All, > > Is there anyone who lives near mid-Derbyshire and could spare an evening > to help a brand new user do their first install? The user in question is > an old friend on mine who has a Vista laptop that he wants to convert to > Linux. He has limited technical skill so would benefit from someone > walking him through his first install. I am not able to help him as I > now live in County Durham which makes it quite a long round trip. > Please PM me if you may be able to help and I will give you more details. > > Thank you, > > Barry T > -- alan cocks -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
[ubuntu-uk] Anyone available to help a brand new user in Derbyshire?
Hi All, Is there anyone who lives near mid-Derbyshire and could spare an evening to help a brand new user do their first install? The user in question is an old friend on mine who has a Vista laptop that he wants to convert to Linux. He has limited technical skill so would benefit from someone walking him through his first install. I am not able to help him as I now live in County Durham which makes it quite a long round trip. Please PM me if you may be able to help and I will give you more details. Thank you, Barry T -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
