Linspire Linux 4.5

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Summary: Everyone's Linux
Review: I've tried most all flavors of Linux and this is by far the most user friendly version I've ever used.
If your new to Linux, this is the version for you. It will take you approximately 10 minutes to install and away you go.
The CNR is the is bringing Linux to the everyday user. It's a warehouse of programs that you can install on your Linspire system with only "one click". That's right one!
You will find the forums one of the most friendly on the web. The people there help you without all the attitude and "RTFM" comments. Amazingly enough, the Linspire staff frequently answers forum posts, and are quite helpful and friendly. How often does that happen with your present OS?
If your looking for a secure OS for a friend, family member, or even yourself....look no farther, this is the OS for you. It has a very small learning curve, as it's designed for the desktop user, not the computer gurus. Don't get me wrong, the gurus will have a blast with this OS, but it's primary purpose is to bring Linux to the everyday person.
Give this one a go, you won't be sorry.

Kkru

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Summary: Throw the others out the WINDOW
Review: If you are tired of Windows for whatever reason then Linspire 4.5 is for you. Istall is a snap. I can install the OS and all my applications from CNR and be up and running in less than one hour. That alone is worth 5 stars.

I've been using Linspire as my main OS now for almost 2 years and have never looked back.

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Summary: Amazing!
Review: I have been using Linspire since version 3.0 instead of Microsoft Windows. Linspire is more stable, more secure, and a whole lot cheaper. With CNR (click-n-run) you can install over 1900 programs for free if you are a CNR member. I can get the same set up for 100.00 that Microsft will want thousands for.

Linspire has saved my family a ton of money. I definatley give it a 5 out of 5.

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Summary: This is the Linux that I have been waiting for!
Review: I started running Linspire full time in 2003 and I have been very happy with it. I tried a bunch of other versions of Linux in the past but always had trouble with them. Some of them wouldn't install on my computer, others were way too complicated. The installer on the other versions of Linux asked me a million questions that I didn't know the answer to. How am I supposed to know how big to make my /boot partition!?!? I did get some of them to install but they mostly sucked. I couldn't get my modem to work and my network didn't work either. I hated Linux and swore that I was always going to run Windows or go buy a Mac.

Well, I didn't have enough money to buy a Mac and I finally hit the breaking point on my Windows machine. I got infected with some spyware software that made my machine run slow and it kept popping open windows everytime I used my computer. Evertime I was on the Internet I could see my computing downloading files even though I wasn't doing anything at the time. I tried using some programs like AdAware to get rid of the spyware but it didn't work. I ended up having a friend help me reinstall Windows and two weeks later I got infected again. I have McAffee Antivirus and I also have ZoneAlarm but it didn't make a difference because I still got a worm or a virus or something and my computer was all messed up again. That was when I started looking at Linux again. But, lucky for me, I found Linspire!

The installation took about 14 minutes and all I had to do was type a name for my computer and a password. That was it! No difficult questions or complications. I popped out the CD and rebooted and I was up and running. It detected my Internet connection automatically and I was online and surfing the web in about 5 minutes. I can block popup ads now with the built-in browser and the email program is simple to use. I decided to sign up for the Click-and-Run service they have and I'm glad I did. I pay $50 for the entire year and I can install tons of programs by browsing in the categories and clicking on the ones that I like. My network was detected and my modem works great. I've been using it for over a year now and I have never been happier. I don't miss Windows one bit and I will never go back to it ever again.

Linspire is awesome and I highly recommend it to anyone who is looking to get rid of their hassles with Windows.

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Summary: Linspire rocks and the community is the Greatest!
Review: I've been a Lindows/Linspire user since the version around 12/02.

I've used lots of Linux distro's but I keep coming back to Linspire.

The release versions are always very stable. The Click-N-Run warehouse is great!

I recently became an "Insider" and I'll just say that the future of Linspire looks VERY good!

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Summary: Just Great!
Review: I've just built 5 computers, I installed Linspire on four of them and Win98 on the fifth. Well, in the same time that I partitioned and formated the hard drive for Win98, I fully installed one Linspire box. And I finished installing all my four Linspire boxes, before I even finished my Win98.

If you want a Great OS at a fair price, go ahead with Linspire.

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Summary: Best OS I've tried - ever!
Review: I've used PCs for more than twenty years and Linspire is about the best Operating System I've tried. It caught my attention early this year and since then I've converted all the machines on our network and many of my friends as well. Someone once said that a technology has matured when it becomes invisible. Well, apart from a great sense of satisfaction at it's ease of use, Linspire is so smooth that it's easy to forget it's there! It lets you focus on what you are doing rather than trying to get it to work. If you want, you can tinker with it endlessly for hours, or just leave it alone. The CNR warehouse allows the easiest possible install of software, but more importantly, if you don't like something after you've installed it, one click removes it -- all of it!!

I also found the online support really great and when I called the company to discuss something, I got a real person that was actually interested in listening. The people at Linspire really know how to look after their customers and clients. I recommend it whole-heartedly!

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Summary: Promises, Promises, Promises
Review: If you want to pay extra in order to beta-test an always buggy system, this is the operating system for you. The forums are very good, there is always a herd of loyal followers in the forums, talking about all the bugs they're dealing with, always something to fix.

They started as the OS that will be able to run any Windows program. A goal forgotten once they collected everyone's money and woke up from a drunken stupor realizing they couldn't figure out how to do what had been promised.

Then it was the OS with a ballsy name that poked a finger in Microsoft's eye. But now the name Lindows is no more. They acted as if it were principle, principle easily abandoned once they cashed in.

Now they announce the impending release of 5.0...the version that might actually run properly most of the time. With the promise it will be the first linux distribution with Reiser4FS. Prepare to be disappointed again people (after paying up, of course)...Reiser4FS won't be there. Don't forget to waste some money on a SIPPhone, so you can call nobody.

This is like a cult movement or something. Does the consumer really want to switch OS's 1-2x per year? Get a professional linux distro or stick with M$...unless you have unlimited time and money to play with.

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Summary: Linspire for you and your computer
Review: Linspire 4.5 worked straight out of the box on my two PC's and my Winbook J4 laptop.
What I like is the ease of installment, the fact that you don't have to search for driver Cd's,but the best of all is CNR (Click and Run) 1900 program which can be installed with a single click.

Now I have done away with WindowsXP all together, who needs it when Linspire has everything at one quarter of the price, and the added peace of mind that virus , ad-ware don't exist on a Linux based systems.

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Summary: Don't get mad at MS. Get Linspire.
Review: More than once I thought of making the move to Linux, but I didn't really want to devote the time. I had followed Lindows, now renamed Linspire from its earliest days. When my PC running windows had so many lockups, requiring hard reboots, that my wife and daughter refused to use it any longer, I figured it was time to try Linspire.
I put the CD in, installed and was up and running in under 10 minutes. Even my wife was amazed how little effort and time was required.
Shortly after installing, I tried Click-N-Run (CNR). I had read about it and thought it was just another download site. I was pleasantly surprised as I watched the program I had selected install and immediately (within minutes) become available to use - no need to unzip, find the install file, answer a bunch of pointless questions, or reboot the PC - like the name suggests all it takes is click and run.
The community of users on the forums at Linspire are more than helpful and welcome new comers; somewhat of an oddity in the world of Linux.
An easy to install OS, easy install applications and helpful support - each worth the one low price.