On Mon, Mar 02, 2015 at 01:15:14AM +0000, miguelmedalha at sapo.pt wrote: > > > > >It's not that I use the win7 installation much, but I do want to be able > >to do so when one of those rare occasions pops up. > > > > If your laptop is powerful enough and its processor supports > hardware virtualization, you can have both systems running at the > same time with almost no speed decrease. There are free > virtualization solutions such as Virtual Box. You would instsl C7 > and then create a virtual machine for Windows. When you need > Windows, just run it in a window. > > Dual boot is a PITA. yeah, I know! this is a netbook with a dual core 1.6Ghz Atom. not very powerful. I also don't have any installation media, all I have is the running Windows system, so I'd have to figure out how to turn a "real" machine into a VM. I know its doable, I'm just not sure I want to go that route. but thanks for the suggestion! Fred -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ----------------------------- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. ------------------------------- Romans 5:8 (niv) ------------------------------