Needed urgently Windows ME 2000 or 98

Darksun

You should be able to get most wireless cards working with Ubuntu/other modern linux distros. You can then access the internet via a router. If you want file/printer sharing with the windows xp machine then you can use SAMBA, there should be tutorials on the ubuntu site with instructions on using it.

If you have a high speed internet connection and a CD burner, you can always download Ubuntu yourself and burn it to a cd.

Toxteth_OGrady

For a beginner I would recommend SLAX, PCLinuxOS, Kanotix or Knoppix in preference to Ubuntu.

:cool:

TOG

-TangleFoot-

Toxteth_OGrady wrote:

For a beginner I would recommend SLAX, PCLinuxOS, Kanotix or Knoppix in preference to Ubuntu.

There are many distributions geared towards the less experienced computer user; Ubuntu is just one of the more popular ones at present.

Other points of interest:

• Linux Distribution Chooser
• Which distro for you?
• Ark Linux
• MEPIS (see TUX Magazine, Issue #3)

apples1

OLLYSHAW,
Thanks for the disk received today. Have managed to begin installation however it gets to "starting up the partitioner" it does this twice : first time straight through no problems, 2nd time it gets to 52% and stops - Help please!!!!

apples1

Thanks for help via PM,
Much appreciated.

ollyshaw

Glad its all worked out for you!

Olly

GreenNotM

Linux must be the ultimate MSE operating system ..... free :money: and it works :beer:

Maybe a stickie could be done on the options and flavours of using Linux -

running from a live CD to get a taste of Linux -
Installing Linux to run alongside windows -
Running only Linux on (older) PC's and laptops.

ollyshaw

I agree, so many people have horrible times with XP, and dont do anyhting about as they are not aware of the alternatives!

As martin would put it the real choice is XP or linux and £70 in your pocket.