Journal msobkow's Journal: Windows 7 laptop is toast -- hello, Debian 1
My Windows 7 laptop was finally nuked. It was only a matter of time before something got to it -- Windows is a virus vector hell.
I'm downloading Debian for my Lenovo IdeaPad Z580 -- I hope it works. I've never tested the system for Debian compatability, though Lenovo has a good reputation for it.
Sadly, I'm pretty sure it's going to mean losing my glorious 192/24 audio playback, as I can only get 44.1/16 working on the desktop despite it having a HD soundchip. I'm going to miss that...
More to the point, I won't be able to do any further work with Oracle, Sybase ASE, or SQL Server for my pet project. Such is life. What's there at this point works; someone else will just have to pick up the ball for those databases.
Lenovo "OneKey" got Windows 7 back (Score:2)
I'd forgotten about Lenovo's "OneKey" recovery option. Fortunately I remembered it before I installed Debian, got Windows 7 back to a factory-fresh state, and just finished the last of the Windows updates.
It's now ready for me to install the third-party software I need for my pet project (I'd installed Avast first thing before I even did the updates, as well as the latest version of Firefox, Flash, and VLC, but there are all the development tools and databases to be done now.)