will linux run on my laptop???

Posted on May 20, 2013 | 2 Comments

hi im buying this laptop and want to run linux on it….but my parents set up a time control program called kidswatch on it. will linux still run or will kidswatch block it??

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Computer logging/locking issues?

Posted on May 19, 2013 | 2 Comments

How do I unlock a computer, that I am logged into, but for some reason my password won’t take. As in I type the correct password, but no text shows up on the screen. However, when I hit Caps lock, it does show up….
It’s a computer using Windows Vista, and it is a Tablet PC
It’s not a bad password. And I am clicking the box. I’m sure it has something to do with the fact it is Vista.
Or the fact it is a tablet.

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Using an external hard drive OS on another machine?

Posted on May 18, 2013 | 1 Comment

If I successfully install Windows XP on an external hard drive on one machine, can I hook that external hard drive to another machine and run Windows XP on it from the external drive? Don’t ask why I would do that.

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A Microsoft Free life on a PC….Installing a new OS….?

Posted on May 18, 2013 | 4 Comments

I have an out of the box laptop (compaq…789 MHz, 384 MG RAM), and I am most satisfied with what I have, except for the whole Microsoft thing…I am already using Firefox, Thunderbird, and Open Office (love them all)… But I want to stop using XP, and start using a Linux…so the questions are:

a) which Linux product? I have no special needs. I just need an OS that do the normal everyday operations of a normal person with a laptop.

b) How do I do it? Should I split up my harddrive (how?) Should I scrap XP on the whole? Do I need to reinstall all of my programs and drivers to meet the new OS? In short, I am a dummy when it somes to this, and want to make sure that I am not shooting myself in the skull when I am just trying to scratch an itch…Thanks…

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Do I have to reinstall windows to install linux?

Posted on May 17, 2013 | 5 Comments

To dual boot.

In other words, will I have to format the hard drive?
I know that.

But do you know the answer to my question?
ALSO:

How much do you space do you think it would take to install Linux with bootloader?

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