Comments on: Rescuing my wife’s PC : Knoppix http://www.blog-relations.com/2007/07/12/rescuing-my-wifes-pc-knoppix/ We make blogs and Podcasts Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:14:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Jody Weissler http://www.blog-relations.com/2007/07/12/rescuing-my-wifes-pc-knoppix/#comment-30928 Jody Weissler Fri, 13 Jul 2007 21:09:55 +0000 http://www.blog-relations.com/2007/07/12/rescuing-my-wifes-pc-knoppix/#comment-30928 I came accross your blog because I too publish a Children's Literature Podcast at http://childrensbookradio.com , but I am writing you in regards to your post re: Knoppix and Linux. If you run crossover office you could run Microsoft Office on Linux without all the problems of running a Windows PC. Also..you could rethink your wife and OpenOffice. The 2.2 version is quite compatible. Best of luck I came accross your blog because I too publish a Children’s Literature Podcast at http://childrensbookradio.com , but I am writing you in regards to your post re: Knoppix and Linux. If you run crossover office you could run Microsoft Office on Linux without all the problems of running a Windows PC. Also..you could rethink your wife and OpenOffice.
The 2.2 version is quite compatible.

Best of luck

]]> By: Hugh http://www.blog-relations.com/2007/07/12/rescuing-my-wifes-pc-knoppix/#comment-30854 Hugh Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:36:14 +0000 http://www.blog-relations.com/2007/07/12/rescuing-my-wifes-pc-knoppix/#comment-30854 Thanks Francis. You are right, we need these rescue tools on our shelf, not so much for a rainy day, as for a late night / early morning trying to solve these maddening problems. Thanks Francis. You are right, we need these rescue tools on our shelf, not so much for a rainy day, as for a late night / early morning trying to solve these maddening problems.

]]> By: Francis Norton http://www.blog-relations.com/2007/07/12/rescuing-my-wifes-pc-knoppix/#comment-30852 Francis Norton Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:30:09 +0000 http://www.blog-relations.com/2007/07/12/rescuing-my-wifes-pc-knoppix/#comment-30852 Very useful - sounds like we should all have a Knoppix CD ready and waiting for the awful day. The problem with the filesystem being locked by open windows come up surprisingly often (and often surprisingly late at night) when you're upgrading software on a production web site, especially if the server is remotely administered and the offending command line or windows explorer could be open on any machine on the network. I use Unblocker.exe (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/) which does exactly what it says on the can. Very useful - sounds like we should all have a Knoppix CD ready and waiting for the awful day.

The problem with the filesystem being locked by open windows come up surprisingly often (and often surprisingly late at night) when you’re upgrading software on a production web site, especially if the server is remotely administered and the offending command line or windows explorer could be open on any machine on the network. I use Unblocker.exe (http://ccollomb.free.fr/unlocker/) which does exactly what it says on the can.

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