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Linux versus Vista
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Linux versus Vista
I agree with some of the comments in the letter from Patrick Op de Beeck (Linux Magazine, issue #82 / September 2007, p20), but I must take up his point regarding problems with upgrading from XP to Vista. When I upgraded to Vista from XP, only one software and two hardware items did not run. AVG Free virus protection had to be upgraded, as did software drivers for my Epson DX6000 and Lexmark E310 Laser printer. Microsoft Office 2003 ran OK...
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