<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Geoffrey wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:1257290527.5526.12.camel@geoffrey-desktop" type="cite"> <pre wrap="">... By the way I use two hard drives, one for XP (which has a few programs that I must use) and one for Ubuntu.</pre> </blockquote> When you get a chance, post the list of programs which you must use, and we can put our collective heads together to see if there are good alternatives available on Ubuntu.  Here are some of my efforts on the subject: <ul> <li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://paul.gear.dyndns.org/opinion/microsoft-free">http://paul.gear.dyndns.org/opinion/microsoft-free</a></li> <li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linuxman.wikispaces.com/switching+to+Linux">http://linuxman.wikispaces.com/switching+to+Linux</a></li> </ul> You might also be interested in some of the points in this page, as they relate to the security discussion we've been having: <ul> <li><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://linuxman.wikispaces.com/Windows+tips+for+home+%26+small+office+users">http://linuxman.wikispaces.com/Windows+tips+for+home+%26+small+office+users</a></li> </ul> Feel free to sign up on my wiki and add your tips/advice/comments! <blockquote cite="mid:1257290527.5526.12.camel@geoffrey-desktop" type="cite"> <pre wrap=""> If I have further questions on specific points raised by members I will email directly, if that's OK.</pre> </blockquote> It's far better to keep the messages on-list, so that everyone can benefit and individual members do not feel compelled to reply personally if they are busy.  Then we can all benefit from the shared knowledge! Paul </body> </html>