Linux Live CDs

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I plan on purchasing a dell inspiron 1525 and want to put fedora 9 on it. I have a live cd for fedora. I want to know what the best way to remove the windows OS without removing any of the drivers I might need to run the laptop (ie. keyboard, disk drive and any other if they exist) and if by doing this I void the warranty. Im pretty sure that im not voiding the warranty because the warrentys general cover hardware issuese not software right? I don’t have this laptop in my possesion at this time.

Hello everyone. Recently I got a computer (Dell that must be as old as the Sun) and it runs Windows 98. It works just fine and I like it. Although I do not like Windows 98. Can anyone tell me how to install Linux on the computer using a live CD? Thank You to who ever contributes their answer!

I have an old Dell computer.
The screen started going blank because there was no signal and my usb mouse turned off both after about 30 seconds.
Then I turned it off completely, and the computer won’t even turn back on. Then I unplugged it and plugged it back in. The computer then gets to the point I got it to the first time, and then I have to unplug it and plug it back in to get to the same point.
I tested the hard drive by unplugging it and used a linux live CD. The same problem occurred, so I’m sure it’s not the hard drive.
A computer technician told me that the problem is the video card.
If it is, I need a way to fix the card because it’s part of the motherboard. It’s not something that can be removed.
I know that a video card has ports for the monitor and other components attached to it, and those ports are attached directly to the motherboard.

Thanks For Your Help
I don’t use Windows on that computer. I use Fedora 10 (a Linux distro)
I can’t access anything on the computer that involves turning it on.
The video card, as I said before, is part of the motherboard.

Alright, I need to reinstall Windows XP sp2 I’ve got a os recovery disk from dell, when I try to install it everything goes fine until a few minutes after the restart. Then It tell me to insert the disk containing “Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for High Definition Audio Installation” I’m pretty sure It should be on the os recovery disk so when I put it back in It tells me to locate the driver “hdaudbus.sys”, but my keyboard and mouse go dead. What should I do, It’s my only computer and now I’m running it on a a linux ubuntu live CD and I need Windows back up. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

i recently made a live cd of ubunitu Linux i have trird it out live from the cd i kinda like it.so you see any way i have an old dell windows 98 desk top i dont use it tho i have it in my game room just for my little bro to surf the internet i was wondering if there was a way i could install it on that computer also i didn’t try it on the windows 98 computer yet i used it on my windows vista laptop so that’s how i know i like it so can any one tell me how to put it on that windows 98