Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-15 Thread Skippy
Matthew Larsen :- I'm suprised you cant get your WM5 dev to sync to Evolution, I dont have too many probs doing it (Dell Axim x51v, WM5 AO5). What sort configuration do you use to do this? What does the sync software allow you to do, everything ActiveSync does? What sync software are you

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-14 Thread Seif Attar
On Sat, 2007-07-14 at 10:56 +0100, Colin McCarthy wrote: On 7/13/07, Skippy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://efficientpc.co.uk/videos/vmware/ if I was to install windows XP in VMware, what would the processing power hit be like? Would it be possible

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-14 Thread Mac
Skippy wrote: http://efficientpc.co.uk/videos/vmware/ if I was to install windows XP in VMware, what would the processing power hit be like? Would it be possible to run outlook in it, without it becoming painful, The reason I want to use outlook is because it is the only way I am aware

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-14 Thread Chris Rowson
Don't know much about all this, but I came across this link. Any use/relevance? http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Linux-Symbiosis-Not-a-Dream-Anymore-59314.shtml Regards Mac That's actually pretty cool! I'm guessing you'd have to have a pretty powerful PC to run Windows and Ubuntu

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-14 Thread Matthew Larsen
I'm guessing you'd have to have a pretty powerful PC to run Windows Yes, yes you do. On a slightly less sarcastic note, no, you dont need a particularly powerful machine. Regards, -- Matthew G Larsen [EMAIL PROTECTED] +44(0)7739 785 249 -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-14 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Chris, On Sat, 2007-07-14 at 14:21 +0100, Chris Rowson wrote: Don't know much about all this, but I came across this link. Any use/relevance? http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Linux-Symbiosis-Not-a-Dream-Anymore-59314.shtml I'm guessing you'd have to have a pretty powerful PC to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-14 Thread Rob Beard
Chris Rowson wrote: Don't know much about all this, but I came across this link. Any use/relevance? http://news.softpedia.com/news/Windows-Linux-Symbiosis-Not-a-Dream-Anymore-59314.shtml Regards Mac That's actually pretty cool! I'm guessing you'd have to have a pretty powerful PC

[ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-13 Thread Skippy
http://efficientpc.co.uk/videos/vmware/ if I was to install windows XP in VMware, what would the processing power hit be like? Would it be possible to run outlook in it, without it becoming painful, The reason I want to use outlook is because it is the only way I am aware of that allows me to

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-13 Thread Kris Marsh
On 7/13/07, Skippy [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://efficientpc.co.uk/videos/vmware/ if I was to install windows XP in VMware, what would the processing power hit be like? Would it be possible to run outlook in it, without it becoming painful, It's actually quite usable, providing you install

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-13 Thread Dan Attwood
You might want to give some like Virtualbox or Qemu ago as well. The biggest problem you might have in terms of speed would related to the amount of ram you have. XP really wants 512mg to run at a good speed - which would leave ubuntu with nothing apart from a sore hard disk as it swaps

Re: [ubuntu-uk] Window XP on Ubuntu

2007-07-13 Thread Matthew Larsen
It may be possible to switch between 2 hardware setups, windows does come with support for it (take for example when you use a laptop with a port replicator), although I have very little experience in setting up alternative hardware configs in windows so can't give you much more info. You