recommended OS, office to install on old machines to give away
to install back windows xp, office 2007 for eg. on old machines to give away is possible but not that ideal. What would be some good suggestions of software alternative that we can install on older machines to give away. for these machines, the users normally just need to have normal surfing checking emails.
Windows XP includes Outlook Express which is good enough for email. Both are out of support, but both work.
If you are giving away a machine with XP, you are giving away a license. Unless you have Office 2007 to give away, just leave that out.
If you are giving away a machine with XP, you are giving away a license. Unless you have Office 2007 to give away, just leave that out.
You can install Chrome OS.
Chrome OS is an operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed by Google. As mentioned above you can tehn install openoffice
Chrome OS is an operating system based on the Linux kernel and designed by Google. As mentioned above you can tehn install openoffice
I have installed OpenOffice in the past. There is also Thunderbird for email. Outlook express is fine on XP and whatever the default one is for Windows 7.
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would try out the linux
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what would be some of the antivirus software we can install on the linux platform?
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in the end choose linux mint over Zorin. has to install from DVDs as most of these older pcs don't boot from USB
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thanks for the linux recommendation. it installs very easy and is a very good alternative for older pcs.
If they need to write documents, install OpenOffice http://www.openoffice.org/ or something like that.