KVM is pretty good too and it's free and it's not an Oracle product. :-) And I run Windows7 on it on a daily basis... On Mon, 21 Oct 2013, N K wrote: > 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 >> ****************************************** >> > > _______________________________________________ > TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > http://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list >