I finally started broke down and bought
a new laptop to replace my old one at home that still runs Microsoft XP. I
started using Windows 8.1 and was not pleased. So many unwanted
features that keep disrupting my use of the computer. I guess it will
just take time to adjust, but...
As a result, I decided to install Linux
Mint on my old XP laptop. I looked on the web and found an article
entitled “How
to install Linux Mint on your XP PC” published by ZDNet. Great
article! I followed the instructions and within an hour had installed
Linux on my old PC.
Fantastic, easy to do, and so much more
user friendly. Oh! Also at no cost. I avoided this for years. Silly
me. I had tried Linux about 6-7 years ago and was not pleased. I went
back to my trusty Microsoft XP system. But times have changed. I am
really impressed with Linux Mint.
As a result, my new PC running Windows
8.1 has become my backup system and my old PC running Linux Mint has
become my primary system. BTW – it came with Firefox, LibreOffice,
GIMP, Thunderbird eMail, and many other of the best free and open
source software (FOSS) products.
I highly recommend that anyone that has
an old PC running XP should install Linux Mint before they think
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