Installing a virtual machine might be a good option (then loading Windows onto it). I've not had much luck with WINE, unless you are dealing with very common Windows programs or games. VirtualBox is pretty good, and it's free. It is an Oracle product, but as long as that doesn't matter...there you go! I'll probably be installing a virtual machine to run evaluation copies of Windows 8 and SQL Server, soon. Not that I love them, but I might need them fora future job. Windows XP is no longer going to be patched as of April 2014, if I read the news correctly. Now would be a good time to migrate to Linux. I recommend Mint or Mageia for the desktop (for a new user) but everyone has their favourites. Cheers, -- Nicholas On 21/10/13 12:00 PM, tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org wrote: > Send tclug-list mailing list submissions to > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > tclug-list-request at mn-linux.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > tclug-list-owner at mn-linux.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of tclug-list digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: When is the next Installfest? (Mike Miller) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2013 11:38:23 -0500 (CDT) > From: Mike Miller <mbmiller+l at gmail.com> > To: TCLUG Mailing List <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > Subject: Re: [tclug-list] When is the next Installfest? > Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1310211137230.30772 at taxa.psych.umn.edu> > Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed > > Paul G-- > > Please stop sending messages that intend to ridicule or provoke. Thanks. > > Mike > > > On Sun, 20 Oct 2013, paul g wrote: > >> Who cares? >> >>> Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:21:58 -0500 >>> From: n0nas at amsat.org >>> To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> Subject: [tclug-list] When is the next Installfest? >>> >>> When is the next Installfest? >>> >>> I know that Ubuntu 13.10 is now released and last year the October >>> meeting was an Installfest for 12.10. >>> >>> I've got a friend I've been telling to upgrade from Win XP to Linux, >>> probably to 12.04.3LTS, and it would help a lot if there was a guru >>> around to help him get his Windows programs running under wine & mono. >>> His only interest is getting a stable environment to run the >>> ATCSmonitor program for remote server installations monitoring >>> railroad trains..... I'm too much a newbie to help him, so the >>> Installfest would be the best time to try.... >>> >>> Doug Reed >>> N St Paul. >>> _______________________________________________ >>> TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota >>> tclug-list at mn-linux.org >>> http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > > End of tclug-list Digest, Vol 106, Issue 8 > ****************************************** >