screen resolution problems with Hardy Herron

[Owen Townend]

2008/9/27 NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net>:
>
> Here's a challenge for you: reformat your existing hardrive(s) and
> install your Windows from scratch. Then install your other standard
> applications (office, graphics, graphics editing programs, scanning
> programs, pdf reader programs, music players, video player, internet
> software, IMS sofware, calendar programs, etc.) on that fresh Windows
> install. Let us know how you come out; how long it took you, what worked
> 'out-of-the-box' and what did not, etc.
>  Then, and only then, install Ubuntu on a second hard drive or
> partition, and come back and tell us about your experience.
>

Hey,
Further to that... try something as simple as this to duplicate or
backup your current set of apps:
dpkg --get-selections > installed_apps.txt
dpkg --set-selections < installed_apps.txt

To play Devil's Advocate here though...  it is possible to do what you
describe with Windows.
Think of the set of disks that make up debian.. the businesscard,
netinstall, base install (first cd) and the dvd.
Now compare that to the OEM install disk for windows and a custom
BartPE or nLite Windows install disk.
It is quite possible (and simple) to add drivers and apps to a Windows
install disk, in the same way that Ubuntu is more than a
linux-from-scratch base system.

How many end users will install or re-install their Windows OS?  For
Ubuntu to compare to Windows here it _has_ to work 'out-of-the-box'
because the comparison will be made not to the (arguably arduous) task
of installing Windows from scratch but to the unboxing of a new
pre-installed system or at worst the restore process from the disks
bundled with a system.

It matters to _us_ because when friends and family have issues they'll
turn to their resident geek and cry help.  The box will just disappear
and come back fixed.

cheers,
Owen.