I'd think about an upgrade. Linux and variants take a lot of getting used to, by comparison Windows is an absolute breeze.If you go for it though, dual-boot with XP.
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Ttssattsr,
Fri 10 Apr 2009, 18:06,
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AyeDual-boot was the plan.
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Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Fri 10 Apr 2009, 18:07,
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if you install ubuntu over xp, it will walk you through the repartitioning in a nice helpful waydefrag your hard drive under xp before you start though, if i recall there are occasional bugs if you don't
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spacefish bong!,
Fri 10 Apr 2009, 18:11,
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I might just do that.Might have to wait until Tuesday as I don't have a cd writer and I'm not sure it takes USB devices as a bootable option on that thing.
( Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Fri 10 Apr 2009, 18:19,
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