[ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine

2010-09-09 Thread Keith Powell
I would like to install Ubuntu 10.4, using Wubi, on a machine which has Windows7 installed. The Windows7 installation uses two partitions - the main one and a rescue partition. No CDs supplied! If I understand things correctly from what I have found on the forum, trying to install Wubi on such

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Using Wubi on a dual partition machine

2010-09-09 Thread Keith Powell
Thanks for the information. To explain a little more thoroughly. The Windows7 installation is an OEM version and the main/rescue partitions are as installed by the manufacturer, HP. But the use of Wubi is looking promising, so far!! Cheers. Keith -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HP Printer problems.

2010-05-02 Thread Keith Powell
Steve wrote: On Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:11:14 +0100, Keith Powell ke...@keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk wrote: Steve wrote: On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:57:16 +0100, Keith Powell ke...@keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk wrote: Has anyone got an HP B109a Photosmart printer/scanner which they have managed to get

Re: [ubuntu-uk] HP Printer problems.

2010-04-27 Thread Keith Powell
Steve wrote: On Mon, 26 Apr 2010 15:57:16 +0100, Keith Powell ke...@keithg4jvx.force9.co.uk wrote: Has anyone got an HP B109a Photosmart printer/scanner which they have managed to get fully working in Ubuntu? If so, please would you give me some help? Very briefly, I bought it some

[ubuntu-uk] HP Printer problems.

2010-04-26 Thread Keith Powell
I have quite serious printer problems, which I hoped that 10.4 would cure. No such luck! Has anyone got an HP B109a Photosmart printer/scanner which they have managed to get fully working in Ubuntu? If so, please would you give me some help? Very briefly, I bought it some weeks ago, but have

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Installing on a USB drive

2010-02-02 Thread Keith Powell
Jonathon Fernyhough wrote: On 2 February 2010 17:27, Tony Pursell a...@princeswalk.fsnet.co.uk wrote: I have seen people with problems on Launchpad Answers. If GRUB is on the USB drive you will always need the USB drive attached to boot BOTH Ubuntu and Windows 7. If you have no way to put

Re: [ubuntu-uk] What webcam?

2009-11-13 Thread Keith Powell
Thank you all for your help and all the information you have given. There is a lot to read! I agree that webcams are a minefield. In my experiments, I have found that mine works with some programs but not with others. Different distros give different results. There seems to be no consistency.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Which webcam to get?

2009-03-24 Thread Keith Powell
Tom Vetterlein wrote: Hi I've recently been looking to get a webcam to better stay in touch with a couple of people that I know who've moved over seas. There seems to be a bewildering amount available and not masses of information available about which ones will function under Ubuntu.

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu Windows Dual Boot

2008-09-06 Thread Keith Powell
Jason Liquorish wrote: On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 23:31:56 +0100 Andrew Nixon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Ok strange question but i have a ubuntu system that is running only ubuntu, and i could do with doing a dual install with windows, however i am not keen to have to format. I really need the dual

Re: [ubuntu-uk] ISPs

2008-07-28 Thread Keith Powell
On Monday 28 July 2008 8:16:06 pm James Grabham wrote: I'm sure you've all seen the news concerning ISPs. Now I for one AM NOT paying someone to invade my privacy be logging what IPs I visit, so TalkTalk are getting the boot. Which means I'm a bit stuck; AOL, Virgin, Sky, Tiscali and

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 8.04 update

2008-06-30 Thread Keith Powell
On Sunday 29 June 2008 10:19:44 pm Alan Pope wrote: On Sun, Jun 29, 2008 at 09:51:50PM -0400, Keith Powell wrote: Looking forward to Thursday (or Friday, depending on how busy the servers are!) and downloading the updated CD. Out of interest, why? Hello Alan. It will be a fresh

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 8.04 update

2008-06-29 Thread Keith Powell
Alan Pope wrote: On Sat, Jun 28, 2008 at 07:15:30PM -0400, Keith Powell wrote: If I remember correctly, some weeks ago it was announced that there would be an updated version of 8.04LTS. This would, basically, be a bug-fixed version. I think it was supposed to be out in June. I cannot find

[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 8.04 update

2008-06-28 Thread Keith Powell
Hello all. If I remember correctly, some weeks ago it was announced that there would be an updated version of 8.04LTS. This would, basically, be a bug-fixed version. I think it was supposed to be out in June. I cannot find any further mention if it. Am I remembering correctly, please? If so,

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu 8.04 update

2008-06-28 Thread Keith Powell
Mac wrote: Keith Powell wrote: If I remember correctly, some weeks ago it was announced that there would be an updated version of 8.04LTS. This would, basically, be a bug-fixed version. I think it was supposed to be out in June. I cannot find any further mention if it. Am I remembering

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New computer nightmare!

2008-03-18 Thread Keith Powell
London School of Puppetry wrote: On 16/03/2008, *Keith Powell* [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you all for your replies and all the advice you have given. I really do appreciate it. When I posted my 'rant', I thought that I may get a couple

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New computer nightmare!

2008-03-16 Thread Keith Powell
Thank you all for your replies and all the advice you have given. I really do appreciate it. When I posted my 'rant', I thought that I may get a couple of replies saying I agree or I don't agree. I never thought that you would all go to the trouble you have done. What a fantastic forum!! You

Re: [ubuntu-uk] New computer nightmare!

2008-03-14 Thread Keith Powell
Sean Miller wrote: Updating Ubuntu isn't hard... the update manager will simply tell you There is a new version available and do it all for you. Significantly easier than upgrading XP to Vista etc... when new Ubuntu versions come out they generally work... don't need to wait a year for

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Two operating systems

2007-07-27 Thread Keith Powell
Keith Powell wrote: For some time now, I have had two hard drives, each in its own plug-in mobile hard drive caddy. One has XP on it (which I still need :-( and the other has Ubuntu on it. So I have just plugged in whichever OS I wanted. I'm thinking of doing away with the hard drive

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Two operating systems

2007-07-27 Thread Keith Powell
alan c wrote: Keith Powell wrote: I was rather scared of doing anything which may adversely affect the XP drive, such as installing GRUB on it, as I didn't want to go to the palava of having to reinstall Windows. Now, having read your replies, I'm confident of having the two drives

[ubuntu-uk] Two operating systems

2007-07-26 Thread Keith Powell
For some time now, I have had two hard drives, each in its own plug-in mobile hard drive caddy. One has XP on it (which I still need :-( and the other has Ubuntu on it. So I have just plugged in whichever OS I wanted. I'm thinking of doing away with the hard drive caddies and installing both

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Slide Shows.

2006-11-12 Thread Keith Powell
Many thanks to all who have given me advice regarding making DVD slide shows in Ubuntu. I really do appreciate it and there is a lot to experiment with. Sorry for the delay in sending this. Last Friday evening I was having ISP problems (yet again) and I was out all day yesterday. Cheers

[ubuntu-uk] Slide Shows.

2006-11-10 Thread Keith Powell
This is my first posting to this list, and I hope it is OK to post requests for help on this list, rather than asking on the main Ubuntu lists. I would like to make several hundred slides into self-contained slide shows. The idea is to burn them on to a DVD or several CDs so that they can be

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Slide Shows.

2006-11-10 Thread Keith Powell
Alan Pope wrote: On Fri, Nov 10, 2006 at 12:40:06PM +, Keith Powell wrote: This is my first posting to this list, and I hope it is OK to post requests for help on this list, rather than asking on the main Ubuntu lists. Yeah, it's fine to ask techy questions here. Others do. I would