So Long! It's Been Fun!

**BrianMorin** · 28 September 2011, 11:29 PM

So Long! It's Been Fun!

Since I had major problems with MSN, and it's not the first time, but is the last, I felt I had to do something. So what I did was install another operating system, Ubuntu. Unfortunately I had to leave some of my favorite programs behind, i.e. Xara

That's life. Hope to see you all on linux someday...

- bri

**Karateed** · 29 September 2011, 05:53 AM

Actually Brian, you don't have to leave all of Xara behind....there is a rather old but usable version for free of Xtreme....it works, I've tried it....

**Big Frank** · 29 September 2011, 07:10 AM

Wine

http://www.winehq.org/download

**handrawn** · 29 September 2011, 07:37 AM

here's another solution - a second computer - keep it off the web - whatever issues you have with the windows operating system [or indeed MSN itself if you meant that literally] I don't see it preventing you from running windows programs on a 'sandboxed' machine... but who knows, you don't say what the issues are....

**Big Frank** · 29 September 2011, 09:17 AM

Run Xara in a virtual machine

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualMachines

**handrawn** · 29 September 2011, 09:24 AM

thanks for the virtualmachines link Frank, that is certainly another option to try

[xara xtreme[designer] ver's 3, 4 and 5 do not run well [if] at all under wine - not tried 6 or 7 so can't say]

**pauland** · 29 September 2011, 09:57 AM

Well, as someone who's a happy windows user, I don't understand why a bad experience with MSN (haven't hear anyone talk about MSN for some time) would mean ditching the OS too. M$ produced some very poor operating systems at one time, but windows 7 has been a very smooth experience and has MSN been a problem? No. I don't use it.

So, move to linux, by all means, but a ton of workarounds to keep using windows software, because of MSN seems rather pointless. Of course, Brian may simply prefer Linux over windows, and that's a reasonable position, but MSN as a reason to move to Linux? The reasoning baffles me.

**handrawn** · 29 September 2011, 10:41 AM

well if it really is 'MSN'.... actually you can easily remove it [and windows messenger too], under XP at least, which I did a long time ago....

**AntonyF** · 29 September 2011, 01:21 PM

MSN to ditch an OS? Oohkayyy.

Dual boot. Virtual machine. There are options.

Your 19 previous posts will remain here in the TalkGraphics archive for future generations to enjoy though, so do not fear! You will not be forgotten!

**BrianMorin** · 29 September 2011, 04:13 PM

Oh my G** that is incredible. Where can I find it. Please!!!!

Thank you for letting me know!

- bri

Originally Posted by Karateed

Actually Brian, you don't have to leave all of Xara behind....there is a rather old but usable version for free of Xtreme....it works, I've tried it....