Gaston Milano's WebLog

Vista/Ubuntu Odisea

I have a new Lenovo T60p notebook I'm very happy obviously is my new toy. I thought it was a great opportunity to migrate to new OS.

I watched this video about Vista and Ubuntu http://www.metacafe.com/watch/434675/windows_vista_aero_vs_linux_ubuntu_beryl/ and I decided to install both. 

I will describe right now the steps that  I followed in order to acomplish the crazy idea of install the latest operating system in the market.

I think this will be useful for somebody else.

1. My notebook has XP preloaded with office 2007 , ThinkPad software, Symantec software.
2. Install Ubuntu
1. In the middle of the installation the setup failed so a command prompt appears with a strange message. (After a coworker told me that ubuntu has problem with ATI cards so I had to run a couple of "nice" commands and ready...)
2. For me the first Ubuntu try failedm, remember I'm a user of a 2007 operating system, I was expecting to be in a 3D cube but I finished in a command prompt.
   
3. Install Vista
1. Windows Vista Capable sticker present in the notebook so I started...
2. Upgrade Lenovo BIOS, uninstall some thinkpad tools, uninstall symantec tools ( http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-67173.html)
3. Start Windows Vista Setup
1. Choose Upgrade
2. Finish
3. At this point I was very happy ;)
   
4. Time to working
   
1. ATI FireGL V5250 driver missing. Solution: Download driver from lenovo Site
2. Outlook 2007 failed with "Could not create form" message
1. Solution: Regsvr32 c:\Windows\System32\vbscript.dll
3. Try to connect to vpn using openvpn failed
   
1. Download a new openvpn version
2. Add to your .ovpn file the following two lines:
1.   route-method exe
2. route-delay 2
   
3. Run openvpn-gui as Administrator
4. Try to use Outlook Web Access
1. I could write messages !!!
   
2. Our exchange should be patched in order to get up and running... I have to patch the company server...
   
5. Try to run Visual Studio 2005
1. Install VS SP1
2. Install VS SP1 for Vista
6. I join to a Domain
1. I couldn't use Windows Update anymore
2. Solution: Left the domain update and join again... I know should be another way I didn't find easily.
5. At this time I spent a lot of hours reading, installing, but not reading the new features about Vista
6. What is the first "feature" I learned about Vista ? UAC (User Account Control) http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsvista/aa906021.aspx
1. I read about this feature because from my point of view (before reading) in Vista Microsoft did:
1. Administrator is not Administrator, I mean I need to run program with Run as administrator, but... I'm an Administrator !!
2. Right now in Vista before running a program I should think "Double click or Run as administrator ?" I mean they break the Don't make me think rule at the more basic level !!
3. At this time I'm very disappointed
   
2. I think is a perfect piece of security software they do the right think about security but miss the main thing The User.
7. Well I'm having more problems because a bunch of third parts libraries doesn't install in Vista.
4. Yes you are right I did more effort in Vista than Ubuntu it's true this is because my main environment is Windows right now. Anyway my new 90GB disk has 50GB used (Windows Folder: 11GB, System Volume Information: 9GB, Program Files 9GB, Users 4 GB, IBM 3 GB...) So I suppose Ubuntu should find another machine to live ;)