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I first installed Karmic (9.10) using Wubi within Windows 7. It worked well until I did an update which modified grub and Karmic no longer worked. Googling showed there was a problem with Wubi and grub. I reinstalled Karmic and never allowed grub to be updated and there was no problem.

I could not get my wireless to work until Lucid (10.04) arrived and it was simple to make the connection. I am currently writing this using Lucid within Windows 7.

I did an Open University course on Linux where we were advised to use Virtual Box and install ubuntu (I installed both 10.04 and 10.10) within it. There were at least 40 on the course (a count of the unique names in the fora) and all seemed to make it work, some with initial problems.

Ubuntu can also be installed on a USB stick with the security benefits if you use an Internet cafe.

I have rarely needed to use the command line and have had no problems apart from those stated above and those are history.

I have even managed to make my own version of ubuntu using Remastersys – it makes an iso image based on your current configuration. A fabulous tool to enable a re-install with minimal effort if and when you mess up. Is it better than Windows 7? I do not know. It seems to be a matter of opinion.

Brian

Tim

Thanks for the quick response. The url you provided gave me some useful clues.

I have run AVG and it did not pick up any problem. I found the motive dll in Program Files and inserted XX in front of it – a good clue if I had to undo it. I rebooted, opened Firefox, checked the plugins and it had gone.

I will wait a few weeks to ensure no adverse reactions/problems then properly remove it.

It is interesting that there is a lack of clarity on what it is – malware in one post, key logger in another. I wonder if it is possible for Mozilla/Firefox to prevent it being installed.

Brian

Retired Geek

I see you have four Java consoles in your list of extensions. I found this http://blog.ffextensionguru.com/2010/04/24/uninstalling-java-console-addon/ gave advice on removal and it worked.

Some extensions I find useful.

IE Tab allows me to access some sites that do not work well with Firefox. Here is an example – http://www.climatedata.info/ – where in Firefox the Site index is almost inaccessible and when clicked the result is compressed into a very narrow column

Reminderfox. A very useful calendar and reminder.

Brian

Clint

Brilliant. It works as it used to. Many thanks.

Byron

Opening the thumbnails (there were 115 in the relevant folder) seems fast enough but I will follow up your suggestions.

Brian

Another possibility is that your friend has given you a remastered version ie one that he created using remastersys. If that is the case the LiveCD will has the username and password he used at the time of creation.

Brian

Roderunner

Apologies for not being clear enough.

I wanted to show others, newbies like me, that it was possible to use a standard Windows 7 wizard to make and restore an image easily and speedily.

Thanks for reminding me of the ‘Security and Backups’ forum

Brian

PS. I put the post in this forum as I thought newbies would look here first.

Ted

Brilliant. Thanks for pointing me to the Firefox Compatibility Reporter. The extension now works. I have printed a two page document. Previously printing stopped after one page.
I have spotted there is a new tab for Smart web printing in Tool > Options. When I changed the radio button (from Automatic to Please check etc) the OK button did not work. Well, cannot have everything.
EDIT. I forgot to mention the Cancel button did work.

I thought I had looked at all possible blogs on the HP problem and found nothing that was helpful, certainly there was no advice on using the Compatibility Reporter.

jscher2000

When I checked the Firefox history against the date of purchasing the printer I must have been using 3.5.x. So the problem existed then but I was prepared to live with it.

Thanks for confirming my doubts about “fiddling” with the registry.

Add/remove has an entry for the HP Smart Web Printing. I was reluctant to remove it as Smart Web Printing worked with XP.

I had looked at a number of HP-related blogs and there was a persistent complaint that HP had not resolved the issue.

Brian

Joe

Many thanks for your reply. I changed the drop down entry to “Never combine”. It worked. I can now use OO as I do in XP.

I have been using “Easy Windows 7”, which has been a great help. I have looked again at the “Customise the taskbar” section and spotted the change required. Unfortunatley the book does not discuss the implications of each option. Maybe I should have tried each myself to see what would happen.

Brian

Ernie

Thanks for the web address. I googled to find this http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2009/03/07/microsoft-to-allow-users-to-disable-internet-explorer-and-more-in-windows-7/ . I wonder if that is good enough for the EU Competition Commissioner. I will install the updates.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian

Joe

Thanks for that clarification. I have just read Susan Bradley’s “Why the need to reboot after updating Windows?” (Windows Secrets Newsletter • Issue 227) where she states
“And don’t think that using Firefox gets you a pass on these updates: You have to update Internet Explorer because Windows uses IE for many other purposes. Thus malware can still reach your system through IE whether you open the program or not.”
Although I have removed most of the MS software I still have the operating system and MS Security Essentials. My principal operating system is ubuntu under wubi. Susan’s last sentence is the clincher. I will apply the update.

Brian