Date: Tue, 5 Sep 2017 10:58:25 -0700 From: Karl Young <karly@kipshouse.org> To: Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> Cc: John Chapman <johnchapman475@btinternet.com>, FREE BSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: New Installation Message-ID: <20170905175825.GY7442@mailboy.kipshouse.net> In-Reply-To: <20170905202642.1bdfca28.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <2EC5E40B949143A8900826AB471BDAE4@JohnPC> <20170905202642.1bdfca28.freebsd@edvax.de>
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Polytropon(freebsd@edvax.de)@2017.09.05 20:26:42 +0200: > On Tue, 5 Sep 2017 14:17:07 +0100, John Chapman wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a well used laptop that had Windows Vista on when I bought it. > > As you know Windows no longer supports Vista and I don't see the > > point in upgrading at great expense. > > That's fully correct. There is no value in dealing with "Vista" > anymore. > > > > > Is it possible to just uninstall Windows and download FreeBSD. > > It is not needed to uninstall "Windows". Basically, it's even > technically impossible to _un_install "Windows" because it does > not have a means to do so. ;-) > We use defenstration to uninstall Windows https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/defenestration -karl
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