[vikingd00d]

Dump Windoze and install Linux. Problems solved.

[wally_bert]

I am going to make one of my older laptops a Linux only box.

The HDD failed a few months ago. It’s an M6700 and in overall good shape.

Live Ubuntu runs on it well.

[TomGuy]

Dump Windoze and install Linux. Problems solved.

Not always. Linux has its own problems.

[Dalberg-Acton]

I dumped Winblows and installed Linux Mint, the ultimate service pack.
I installed QEMU to run a copy of Windows XP Home in a window and was pleasantly surprised to discover it could still be activated. This was about 3 weeks ago.