Let me preface this with the fact that I am a 180% newbie to Linux. I used UNIX some in the past in college, but I am hardly proficient. My experience is with Windows almost exclusively. I have installed Linux in the past (various distributions) as dual boot, and always ended up back with Windows as a sole boot. Maybe it's because I don't really have the time to hack too much (I work full time and am a full time Masters student). I need SIMPLE, step-by-step (think complete idjit) instructions on how to do what I want (if it's possible). With that being said, here's where I stand:
HP Pavilion dv1510us laptop with 160 gig HD (approx 100 of it is for Windows right now)
1GB main memory
I installed Kubuntu 7.04 from the CD as a dual-boot and here's what I want to do:
1. How do I edit Grub so Windows is the default OS (mainly for my wife's benefit)?
2. How do I set up Kubuntu to automatically mount my Windows partition as a readable/writable drive every time I boot up?
3. I have Microsoft Office already installed on Windows. Is it possible to use wine (leaning towards Crossover because of it's ease of use) to "point" to the Office installation already in place and run it on Linux? I don't want to have two installations. This also applies to all the applications I have installed that I'd want to run under wine (Adobe Photoshop 7, iTunes, etc...)
4. In the same vein, is there a way to "point" a Virtual Machine to my current Windows Installation so I don't have to start over there?
Those are the big ones right now, what I want is Kubuntu and Windows living in perfect harmony on my laptop. I want to dual boot, as well as have only one installation of Windows/Office that can be run in Linux as virtual machine AND wine. Is this even possible? I also want whatever I do with installations, virtual machines, wine, whatnot - to have no effect on my Windows partition (i.e. I boot into Windows and it's as if I haven't done anything), again mainly for my wife's benefit.
Thanks for all the help in advance.
HP Pavilion dv1510us laptop with 160 gig HD (approx 100 of it is for Windows right now)
1GB main memory
I installed Kubuntu 7.04 from the CD as a dual-boot and here's what I want to do:
1. How do I edit Grub so Windows is the default OS (mainly for my wife's benefit)?
2. How do I set up Kubuntu to automatically mount my Windows partition as a readable/writable drive every time I boot up?
3. I have Microsoft Office already installed on Windows. Is it possible to use wine (leaning towards Crossover because of it's ease of use) to "point" to the Office installation already in place and run it on Linux? I don't want to have two installations. This also applies to all the applications I have installed that I'd want to run under wine (Adobe Photoshop 7, iTunes, etc...)
4. In the same vein, is there a way to "point" a Virtual Machine to my current Windows Installation so I don't have to start over there?
Those are the big ones right now, what I want is Kubuntu and Windows living in perfect harmony on my laptop. I want to dual boot, as well as have only one installation of Windows/Office that can be run in Linux as virtual machine AND wine. Is this even possible? I also want whatever I do with installations, virtual machines, wine, whatnot - to have no effect on my Windows partition (i.e. I boot into Windows and it's as if I haven't done anything), again mainly for my wife's benefit.
Thanks for all the help in advance.
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