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vois2 · 09-12-08, 10:48 PM

Hi Goober,

Don't want to make this too complicated, as I do not know you nor your level of experience with operating systems. But, there is a 100% safe way to operate and (in your case) open any file of any kind, and that is by using a virtual OS.

Just dual-boot your machine with a Linux OS (I suggest Ubuntu, if a beginner) and then you can run Windows as a virtual machine (on the Linux side). You will never risk any infections or ill will: a virtual OS does not access your hard drive.

I run Windows XP through VirtualBox, on my Ubuntu Linux desktop.
More: http://www.howtoforge.com/virtualbox_ubuntu

Thanks,
vois2

09-12-08, 10:48 PM	#2
vois2 Engineer Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Southwestern Ohio Posts: 213 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Linux Hi Goober, Don't want to make this too complicated, as I do not know you nor your level of experience with operating systems. But, there is a 100% safe way to operate and (in your case) open any file of any kind, and that is by using a virtual OS. Just dual-boot your machine with a Linux OS (I suggest Ubuntu, if a beginner) and then you can run Windows as a virtual machine (on the Linux side). You will never risk any infections or ill will: a virtual OS does not access your hard drive. I run Windows XP through VirtualBox, on my Ubuntu Linux desktop. More: http://www.howtoforge.com/virtualbox_ubuntu Thanks, vois2 __________________ I donate to Subsim because it is one of the best communities on the Interwebs. Stick around a couple of years, and you will see. You're never far from a friend here. Sunk at location vois22 [at] gmail . com