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New msn on linux,acer aspire one please help

Last answer on Mar 7, 2009 9:47:11 pm GMT Donna-Marie, on Dec 26, 2008 11:04:37 pm GMT 
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Hello,
Ive just got a acer aspire one for christmas,its all good and everything except i cannot get the windows live to come up when i turn on my laptop,it says i have downloaded it in my downloads but when i press open it does not come up with anything, PLEASEEEEE HELP ME ,thankyou

Configuration: Linux Fedora
Firefox 2.0.0.14

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xpcman, on Dec 27, 2008 5:31:11 pm GMT
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If you bought the Linux version of the Acer Aspire One you can't run Windows software on it.

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adds, on Jan 2, 2009 7:36:05 pm GMT
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You can use windows live messenger on the linux aspire one! download the updates onto it by getting it one line and go on the acerman site and get it updated it will take a while but once you ve done that go into the messenger settings and go into the compatiblity setting and set it onto windows compatible and add it and you should be done at that

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Ell, on Jan 19, 2009 6:59:44 am GMT

Noone can get windows software on linux its simply impossible i'm on my linux aspire one now.
U can buy aspire ones that are windows did u know

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Knet, on Feb 4, 2009 11:24:11 pm GMT
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Of course you can run Windows software on Linux. Check out Wine / CrossOver!
I'm using Microsoft Office 2007 without problems! :)

Regards - Tomas

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simone, on Feb 5, 2009 11:24:11 am GMT

Yes is possible to use windows softwares on linux , you can use wine or playOnLinux is also based on wine but this one is very easy to use see http://www.aspireoneuser.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=67&t=10723 info there you will find a tutorial about installing windows softwares on linux.

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Tasha, on Mar 4, 2009 7:07:15 pm GMT

Yeah same. I bought one for christmas too. Have you got the linux acer aspire one notebook? Because thats what i got and i tried downloading msn because the messenger on it already didnt work. So I rang acer and they told me to do a live update and leave it till its done and so there are no updates left at all. So thats what i did.
And it worked :D

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beth ere 09 x, on Mar 7, 2009 8:02:58 pm GMT

Heyahh
does any 1 know how to use webcam on other aplications like tokbox.com ???

help mehh thx xxxx

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 zinovsky, on Mar 7, 2009 9:47:11 pm GMT

Hi,

You have to download liteon driver form acer , you can download it from here :

http://zinovsky.blogspot.com/2009/03/webcam-on-tokboxcom-wit­h-aceraspireone.html

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