Convert to Linux from XP

[lbachmeier]

If I convert to Linus from XP can I save convert my Outlook e-mails?

 

[Saga Lout]

Choose your flavour of Linux - Mint would be a good starter - and install it on the same disk alongside XP if there's room. If you have an extra disk, install on to that and you'll still be able to see the files on the XP side from Linux system.

Mozilla Firefox is a good browser and it comes with Mint. It's sister programme is a good e-mali handler named Thunderbird and you can import and convert the files from Outlook.

If you have the other MS Office programmes, use Libre Office which can read files you had in Word, Exel and Powerpoint. Libre Office can create new files in the same format. Access and Publisher are different matters

 

[lbachmeier]

thanks for you help. I saw other web sites that suggested Ubuntu. Not knowing the difference, what does Mint have over Ubuntu?

 

[Saga Lout]

Ubuntu is good as well and probably better known for possibly being around a little longer. The main difference is that there's a company behind Ubuntu running other products whereas Mint is backed solely by individual developers working in the spirit of free Opensource software

One of the good things about Linux is you can download as many flavours as you want to and test to find out which you prefer, without even installing it. All you need is a 4GB flash drive and a download and within a few minutes your machine can be running Linux without the Windows system even knowing about it. There will be in icon inviting you to install but you don't have to.

When you shut down the system, you start afresh next time but when you've made your decision, you can accept that offer of installing. If there's, say, 10Gb of free space on your hard disk, you can install on to that space and have a dual-booting system.