Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
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They offer three “flavors” of the latest version. I use the full featured version, Cinnamon, on my 2012 Dell, and a 2013 Toshiba. If your computer is older, or has a Celeron processor, they also have a simpler version called Mate. If your old computer is more modern and uses UFEI at boot, change it to BIOS boot for installation. Confused? Just try it and see if you like it. If you run into anything too technical, there is lots of Linux help a Google away. In consulting help, know that Mint is a “Debian” or “Ubuntu” Linux, not “ Open Suse”. |
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Of course that depends on how they are connected to your computer. |
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I am not certain, but I think that, if you move the hard drive that has Windows on it, the Windows program may not function because of security measures used by Microsoft. When you install Windows, Microsoft using a "fingerprint" method to identify the computer where it is being installed with identifiers, such as the motherboard, graphics card, etc.
Last edited by retiredguy123; 04-29-2023 at 08:21 AM. |
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Axe, not difficult to get info. Or, landfill.
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Note that, if you use any Windows-based programs that reside on your hard drive, such as TurboTax or MS Office, I don't think they will function with Linus Mint.
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If your intent is to donate the “old” pc, then I would buy a new hard drive or ssd, depending on what the pc has, and by an enclosure for the old hard drive so you can use the old drive as a backup and also access any files currently on it. Install the new drive and reinstall windows back to the old m machine. Reinstall windows on a computer that was previously in use is cost free.
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Also, if you buy a new hard drive for the old enclosure, you will need to buy another Windows program, unless you want to reinstall the old Windows program on the new hard drive. Very complicated. Read the Windows license. |
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Wipe old Hard Drive
This thread has stupidly and needlessly descended into politics. Y'all need to get a life.
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