how do I communicate with Windows 2000

vad · 09-09-2005, 09:22 PM

Hello

I have a hub at home serving two comps, mine with Debian and parent's with Windows on it. Windows comp. holds a number of files (most of which end in .doc) that I want to transfer over to Linux machine.

Is there a way to share files between Windows 2000 and Debian Linux?
And what software would be required for converting .doc into KDE readable format?

Help is so much appreciated!

michaelk · 09-09-2005, 10:18 PM

samba lets linux share files and printers with windows. See www.samba.org for information.

OpenOffice is a suite similar to MS office that can open word documents.

vad · 09-10-2005, 06:09 PM

Thanks for your advice.

You saved me a lot of time and blank cds

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