[dms-discuss] why I prefer Windows over Linux

[Wesley Aptekar-Cassels]

Should be /boot/grub/grub.conf that needs editing, it you're asking for
help...

RE the title of this email, user-friendliness has never been one of
linux's strong points :(  Generally Ubuntu has been good at this, but
when dealing with the bootloader it's hard to make it user-friendly.

- Wesley

On Sat, 14 Jun 2014, Jim Stewart wrote:

> <rant>
>
> So I bought a nice computer to run the projector
> at Ali's Surplus stuff.
>
> I installed windows XP on it, did all the updates,
> installed a legal copy of Office, Irfanview, VLC,
> Window Powerpoint viewer, etc, etc.  Everything
> works great.  No problem.
>
> I install a 1Tb hard drive and leave about 500Gb
> for linux.  I install Ubuntu 14.04 on the remaining
> 500Gb.  It installs fine. Except that the Grub boot
> loader has set Ubuntu as the default operating system.
>
> I waste about 5 hours trying to set Windows XP as
> the default OS to boot.  I am exquisitely unsuccessful.
> I wished I'd never even considered a dual-boot option
> as XP did everything we needed.
>
> <\rant>
>
> -jim
>
>
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