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I am brand new to linux, though I was exposed to UNIX when I worked at an ATT training center. I even used vi quite a bit.I really got tired of either verizon, HP,Windows, or some other idiot taking over my machine.My install was smooth as silk and i was back on my home wireless in less than 2 minutes. I am almost 65 and I am finding this project really stimulating.I need to get my system to run Windows apps so I can run my ham log program and cakewalk sonar 7.

Looking forward to years of discovery and clean operations.

Welcome to LQ! ;)

As for running Windows apps on Linux, you might have some luck with Wine, which is basically a user-level implementation of the Windows API on top of a Linux-based OS which allows some (but unfortunately not all...yet) Windows programs to run on Linux. There are also commercial implementations of Wine, such as CodeWeavers CrossOver.