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Then get off your arse and do your own research if you don't want to take my word for it.

Done, bro.

he only needs to install this patch http://goodbye-microsoft.com/

takes out the crapware AND the windows shitiness
http://goodbye-microsoft.com/

So, fine, blame Guatemala.

Every single country on this list should introduce an initiative to encourage Free Software on every possible machine. This will guarantee "piracy" ends.

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BMO http://goodbye-microsoft.com/

Well, actually I mostly agree, except with the special (but unfortunately not too uncommon) case of having a laptop with a poorly supported WLAN chipset needing a closed driver... Often leading to the all-too-common dilemma of needing Internet access to get Internet access... My above post was specifically in relation to TFA, and how it demonstrates, if you install Linux, be preparted to Google for solutions to obscure problems, or be satisfied with poor performance and bad rep for Linux.

About installing Linux... I've successfully used http://goodbye-microsoft.com/ on top of XP, at least.

You can also try this tool which works even better.

As long as you can spend tons of time and effort trying to do things that used to just work, It's Great!
Also, it's only free if your time has no value and you are willing to limit what you do and how you do it.

You can also try this tool which works even better.

Link

http://goodbye-microsoft.com/

that's an easy one! take over the botnet, wether it is by force or through a nice rootkit, then command all machines to go to this site: http://goodbye-microsoft.com/ (not all at once, of course). that's it! hey, no need to thank me, really. always glad to help ;).

And it builds "word recognition"

I think the term is "Brand Recognition".

First google result for linux is "linux online"

Excellent point. googleing 'install linux now' got me this link.

usually i install wubi and with it you get an os without spyware also you escape the win32 virus named microsoft (called by noname antivirus win32.WindoZe)

http://wubi-installer.org/

Other alternatives
http://goodbye-microsoft.com/
or
http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/

Another, arguably even simpler, option: http://goodbye-microsoft.com

He means this Windows Vista SP1 instead

There is a potential solution. Hire a spambot to send the following to the customers at the ISP:
From: A good Friend
Subject: Kittens!

Click here to see the Cuuuutest kittens!

The same ID10Ts that got infected will happily run the provided link.

> It also appears that the Malicious Software Removal Tool doesn't require validation either.

Fixed your link.

And what about not resizing at all but using the Debian installer that fakes it with one big file on your Windows partition?

Or the similar but less (last time I looked) confidence imbued Ubuntu one?

http://goodbye-microsoft.com/

Their propaganda is in the wrong file format for a MS Office user...

I'm assuming based on the screenshots, it's a little windows app that begins the debian install process. Functionally the Debian ISO it would be analagous to a 'windows upgrade' CD.

But that's my guess

Not Ubuntu, but plain Debian... still, close to what you suggest: http://www.goodbye-microsoft.com/

Windows based Ubuntu installer might also be nice and easy for you to try out. It is still in beta form though (I think it will eventually be like https://goodbye-microsoft.com/ ).

Or instead of installing Ubuntu from CD they could install Debian Testing from a web page. It's like Ubuntu, only it's blue and has more packages available.

See: http://goodbye-microsoft.com/

I haven't tried Wubi but I'm guessing its similar to the Debain Installer that I tried. I never had any trouble with that. You've got to love the Ubuntu wiki and its use cases!

best way to deal with windows vista EVER!

Tell them there's a free operating system that's better than Windows, that it's available for free, you can try it out on a cd before you install it "for real"- for free- and that it's extremely resistant to viruses and comes with a dizzying array of programs you can install- for free!
Then GIVE THEM an Ubuntu livedisc or install Debian/Fedora/Mandriva/whatever for them. No, don't tell them "go download it", that's not going to work.

Alternatively, you can send them to goodbye-microsoft.com by way of their "propaganda": http://goodbye-microsoft.com/propaganda.odt

Have you considered perhaps making this the straw that broke the camel's back and say "Goodbye, Microsoft" already?

"computer open http://goodbye-microsoft.com/"

Repurchasing XP is not your only option: This runs from within Windows.

:shrug: Just quoting the Debian page... See http://goodbye-microsoft.com/more.html Typed on a laptop using Debian Etch. :p

What a coincidence, http://goodbye-microsoft.com/ came up a couple of days ago. You can use it to boot the Debian installer from Windows directly. :)

For Ubuntu try this:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/install.exe

For Debian, the sister project of Ubuntu's project:
http://goodbye-microsoft.com/index.html

*disclaimer, I've not tried either one. Just thought they might be of use to you in this situation.

You mean a disaster like having Windows installed on a computer? A good way to solve that disaster starts here.

Strange memo circulated early today in the hallways of Microsoft, targeted at any and all employees currently in the building:

As soon as you sit down, please enter the address http://goodbye-microsoft.com/ in your browser. There will be an announcement later.

They spelled "responsibility" wrong in one of those screenshots:

http://goodbye-microsoft.com/screenshots/3.png

The ease with which someone could blow away their Windows install (and apposite data) is hilarious, actually; the frontpage is slick, and the Debian logo has a nice, clean svg -> png feel.

The one thing I always felt FOSS had going for it were pious, minimalist interfaces;* goodbye-microsoft.com is no exception.

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* And dangerous ones, like fdisk.