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Linux as a Tool for Windows Hardware Errors
Aug 9, 2007, 07 :30 UTC (4 Talkback[s]) (6304 reads)

(Other stories by Mark Rais)

[ Thanks to Andrea W. Cordingly for this link. ]

"It may seem a bit ridiculous to some, but on more than one occasion I have been asked to help address a Windows hardware issue by assisting with Linux. The 'hardware' problems these people faced were quickly reconciled either by placing Linux on an existing secondary partition of the hard disk, or by using a Linux Live-CD.

"In every case I have personally encountered, the problem turned out to be Microsoft Windows, rather than hardware related..."

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This article makes a very unique point r ...   what a point!   
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Aug 9, 2007, 08:23:08
 
 So you find a [DVD-Drive/hardware] prov ...   It is a new buisness opportunity!   
ATN
Aug 9, 2007, 09:00:59
 
A friend wanted to downgrade his new com ...   Every day.   
Bob_Robertson
Aug 9, 2007, 18:10:39
 
to pull critical data off of a hard driv ...   Used knoppix just last night. . .   
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