Vista SP1

[entp2007]

I installed Vista SP1 on my laptop tonight. Given Microsoft's track record, I decided to hold off on it until I'd done some research. Basically, as long as I was careful I was OK. I couldn't really get a sense if I really needed it not. What I read made me lean towards it. I did back up my important files first. I downloaded it and got ready to install it when I realized that my laptop was dual boot with Ubuntu. So I did a quick search to see if that was safe. It was.

I haven't checked to see if the Ubuntu side came out OK. That's it for now.

Comments

[shadowhelm.livejournal.com]

You know I still can't get that to load properly.

[entp2007]

I figured I ought to check the Linux side of things. My Linux partition booted just fine. I wrote a blog post about my experiences with setting up a dual boot Vista & Ubuntu (http://www.christophermerle.com/2008/02/23/dual-boot-vista-and-ubuntu/. It was a lot less painful than I thought it was going to be. Vista allowed me to repartition with it's built in tools. Ubuntu's install was pretty straightforward. My only real problem was getting WiFi to work. It works but I consider it to be jury rigged.

[shadowhelm.livejournal.com]

You and I need to talk. I'm having problem setting up WIFI between my two machines. Maybe you can give me some pointers?

(I was a UNIX sys admin, but dang, this stuff is a PITA)