Can Windows-operated software be used on Linux-based computers?
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Yes my friend Wine is the answer to your problem. Wine creates a virtual windows like environment on ur linux box where you can run most windows apps(I said MOST and not all).\nFirst step towards this is installling WINE on ur linux box, choose the package on the basis of ur distro( eg rpm or source) from the website mentioned above and install the same.\nOnce you have installed the same and wish to install the .exe file say somthing in command line \nwine <your exe file.\nwine will launch and ur app will be installed in the virtual C drive and buddy you will be running your win application on linux.\nI have tried running a couple of windows apps, some of them work but not all.\nI hope I answered ur query well, for any further doubts keep coming back to this place :)
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You cant matey.\n\nYour best is not to use a bent version of window, or use Linux instead.
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No, it's not possible. The operating system is the base level software that all the other software runs on top of. W/o the operating system, the computer wouldn't have any idea what to do with the word processing software.\n\nHowever, if you need to open up a Microsoft Word document and you don't have Windows, you can DL and run a live Linux! CD that will allow you to boot up the Linux operating system and open a Word document in a free program called Open Office, which is very much like Word. Try looking for Beatrix or Knoppix. http://www.watsky.net/ (BeatriX) or http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html (Knoppix)
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simple answer ... linux ...
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I use Linux all the time, I don't in fact have microsoft windows on my laptop at all.\n\nIf you are serious about trying linux I would suggest Suse 10, you can download it for free or pick up a copy from some computer mags or google "buy linux" for a load of sites that sell cheap linux CDs & DVDs. If you get it as a iso file you will have to burn it to a set of CDs.\n\nThere are a couple of things to think about, first of all it is not like Microsoft Windows, it's better in my opinion but does take a little while to learn, so you would be wise to set it up to dual boot with windows while you learn how to use it, Suse will do this almost automatically when you boot from your installation CD, you will also have access to all your windows files with linux. You don't get virus on linux, usually the worst thing that happens is an application will crash once in a blue moon but you don't have to reboot & can carry on using your computer, you never have to defrag and if you install software you don't have to reboot (some linux machines run for years without rebooting) and it comes with about 1500 free programmes, including an office suite to rival Office XP, a couple of very good CD/DVD burning programmes, several internet browsers, desktop publishing, audio players and graphics programmes. Secondly (and this is a slight problem) your internal modem most likely will not work with linux because these are winmodems and need processor power to work, although you can pick up a very good external serial modem on ebay for about £25 try a US robotics 56K modem & to be honest a serial modem works better than a winmodem.\n\nOne thing I did find out about Microsoft windows is that when you buy a computer you only get an OEM copy of Windows which is sometimes slightly damaged, you don't get a full copy, you don't own it Bill Gates only allows you to use  it, even if you get Linux for free it belongs to you to do what you like with it.\n\ngo to http://www.novell.com/products/suselinux/?sourceidint=productsmenu_linuxprofessional\nto see more about Suse, if you are interested in trying it email me.
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Any one you choose will work with Linux.  It's all standards-based.
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Windows. Linux is a joke.
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Xandros would most likely work, I have the community edition installed. Its a great candy coated linux with the ease of Win/OSX. As for running windows program, if you have bought it with the CodeWeaver software which is a commercial WINE, its able to run IE, MS Office and Photoshop. A few other programs I tried did not work too well on it. Hope this helps and good luck.
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You can use VNC with Linux too.  You can then access your home computer from both WinXP and Linux systems.  Of course, you have to install the software on both your home computer and the computer your accessing from as well.
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I got a relatively inexpensive used computer from a government auction.  I loaded Fedora Core 4 Linux on it; included in the installation package is OpenOffice, which is just like Microsoft Office.
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You can if you install a program like 'Virtual PC' or 'VM Ware'.
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loaded question.\n\nThe crazy thing is that you can run all three on the same hardware!\n\nMac and Linux are both more secure than windows.\nWindows has more avaiable applications than mac and linux.\nLinux is harder to use (for more than webbrowsing and              document creation) then mac and windows.\nMac is probably more stable because they have a very small pool of supported drivers than linux and windows (could also be a con, with less drivers).\nMac and Linux are used than less people, so less likely to have viruses.\nEveryone uses Windows and have to use microsoft stuff to work with the rest of the world.
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most of the pendrives or flash usb drives will work with Linux!
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The Linux Operating System.
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Its possible to do:\nhttp://tomshardware.co.uk/2005/09/09/windows_in_your_pocket/\n\nBut there are many limitations. However Linux runs very well from a USB drive:\nhttp://www.pendrivelinux.com/\nhttp://www.slax.org/\nhttp://www.damnsmalllinux.org/\nhttp://knoppix.org/\n\nIf you just want to install and run windows apps from the usb drive there are a few options that work very well:\nhttp://mojopac.com/portal/content/hellomojo.jspl\nhttp://kk.hopto.org:8080/wiki/index.php/Portable_USB_Drive_Apps\nhttp://www.u3.com/\nhttp://portableapps.com/
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A couple of suggestions on getting started.\n1.  Most any computer store sells both RedHat and SUSE versions of Linux for pc's.  Either will come with a manual and CD on how to replace Windows.\n2.  For free, go to http://www.knoppix.org/ and highlight the English version at the top.  Read first, then download the free version of Linux they supply.\nHope this helps.
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Stop using Windows.  Put Linux on it instead.