Change RedHat 9 OS response

serpisors · 02-29-2004, 05:57 AM

I want to change my RedHat 9 OS response. I mean that I would like my RedHat 9 to act as a Windows XP. Is this possible?

XavierP · 02-29-2004, 06:28 AM

Windows XP is a totally different OS to RedHat (Linux). If you would like to have your desktop look like XP, I think XPde is what you are after.

serpisors · 02-29-2004, 06:30 AM

No I do not want my Linux to look like XP. I want it when it is fingered to answear like an Windows XP system do you understand?

XavierP · 02-29-2004, 06:35 AM

You want your pc to pretend to be XP if someone fingers it. Is that what you mean? Why?

serpisors · 02-29-2004, 06:38 AM

Yes that's what I mean. My ISP supplier put a security so I can not have internet access from linux. I am not typing from Windows XP

XavierP · 02-29-2004, 06:49 AM

Since the internet is accessed through port 80, I can't see how they can do this.

Unless they are somehow blocking non Internet Explorer browsers, in which case, open Konqueror and go to Preferences - you can get Konqueror to identify itself as IE.

serpisors · 02-29-2004, 07:02 AM

No it isn't blocking non Internet Explorer browsers because IRC and other internet related programs don't work. I have the same internet configuration in windows and linux but in linux the internet doesn't work and in Windows it does.

serpisors · 02-29-2004, 07:15 AM

So...do you know how I can make my linux pretend it's windows ?

XavierP · 02-29-2004, 09:37 AM

No - I don't think it's possible (anyone, feel free to contradict me

). How has your ISP blocked non-Windows usage? If it's a dialer program, there may be a way around it.

Please provide more information.