--- In [email protected], "m_alexander61" <m_alexande...@...> wrote: > > Having purchased a new PC with Vista (not by choice, but there was no > option), I am eager to free up all that memory. My first plan was to > replace with a new "upgrade" of XP, but XP doesn't recognize my > harddrive. I have hard- and software that run great on XP, and I would > love to set up a dual-boot, so... > 1) Recommendations for installing XP? I know it can be done, but > everyone has a different opinion, and it'll be a one-way ticket. Yes, > this version of XP will also install without another version of Windows > on the drive (in theory). > 2) I've tried about 10 different distros but I would appreciate any > suggestions for one which is non-corporate (Suse, Red Hat, etc.), Gnome- > friendly, good for recognizing hardware, and easy for a newb to > update. I have Debian on my other laptop and find it a bit too > complicated at this point. I assume that I will also need to find > codecs for my system, and any info here would be great. > My (future Linux-only) laptop is a Dell Vostro 1510, in case anyone > has dealt with that particular machine. > Thanks much, > Mark >
How simple do you want this? For Linux, I would suggest Mint. For me it is the easiest to set up and recognizes more hardware than anything else I have found. I am experimenting with VirtualBox under Mint. VirtualBox allows you to run another OS completely within the host OS. Like you, I set up XP under VirtualBox. That should cure your "doesn't recognize my hard drive" problem as Vbox tells XP that it is a generic hard drive and XP has no problem with it. Just my $.02 worth. Loyal ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [email protected] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
