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q4osteam

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Q4OS Andromeda installer for Windows, stable

We have released the first stable version of the Q4OS-6 Andromeda installer for Windows. Download from our official site https://www.q4os.org/downloads1.html

Setup instructions: https://www.q4os.org/dqa014.html

ScarletTriangle

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Re: Q4OS Andromeda installer for Windows, stable

Are there any performance deficits from installing Q4OS with the Windows installer when compared to a standard USB installation? Non-techie friend of mine who lives far away wants to try Linux on an old laptop (dual core, 6gb ddr3, hard drive), and running a .exe file would be very easy. Perhaps MX Linux XFCE would be better than Q4OS Trinity for a Linux beginner with this hardware? I know that both can use MX Tools.

Also, there are two different revision dates on the user manual (dqa014.html), one at the top (10/2022) and one at the bottom (02/2026). Might also be a good idea to add to the user manual whether Q4OS installed with Windows has performance differences

q4osteam

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Re: Q4OS Andromeda installer for Windows, stable

Welcome to the forum

Are there any performance deficits from installing Q4OS with the Windows installer when compared to a standard USB installation?

No, there are no performance deficits that would be noticeable to a human.

Also, there are two different revision dates on the user manual (dqa014.html), one at the top (10/2022) and one at the bottom (02/2026).

Where do you see the 10/2022 manual ?

ScarletTriangle

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Re: Q4OS Andromeda installer for Windows, stable

No, there are no performance deficits that would be noticeable to a human.

Great, I will ask my friend to try it out

Where do you see the 10/2022 manual ?

Looks like it's fixed now

q4osteam

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Re: Q4OS Andromeda installer for Windows, stable

Yes, fixed. We have noticed this glitch just after the posting, thanks

Lotfi

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Re: Q4OS Andromeda installer for Windows, stable

Hi,
I have the old version of the Q4os for windows installed on one of my PCs. Do I need to uninstall it before installing the new version, or can I install it on top of it?
Thank you and have a nice day.

q4osteam

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Re: Q4OS Andromeda installer for Windows, stable

We strongly recommend uninstalling the previous version first. However, we are working on enabling the installer to support multiple Q4OS instances on a single Windows installation. This feature should be available in a few months.

Lotfi

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Re: Q4OS Andromeda installer for Windows, stable

Thanks. I have no problem uninstalling (I have enough backups), but I wanted to be sure that was best.