Thanks. Will give it a try. Kate.
--- In [email protected], "JIM" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kate, > > > This is probably a stupid question, but can I install two different > > operating systems on my computer if there is room. > > > Yes you can dual boot to more than one OS. In fact a few years ago a guy was > on the TV show The screen Savers [no longer on the air] who had installed > something like thirty or forty of them. > > The most frequently added OS to Windows is probably Linux, and there are > many of them. The easiest way to do this is to download what is called an > ISO file of the Linux that you want. Most distros [that's what they call the > various versions of Linux, it's short for distribution.] now come in a live > version that will run from the disk without having to install it, try before > you buy. But you don't have to buy, as I said you can download the file to > create a bootable disk. > > One of the most popular distros right now is 'ubuntu', that's an African > word meaning I think, community or something like that. A popular place to > go for Linux is: > > http://distrowatch.com/ > > Or you can Google for Linux or a distro name. > > As for dual booting, if you OS is XP you have to install Linux after XP is > installed. And to be safe you should probably back up your XP install or be > willing to have to reinstall it using the factory rescue disk. If your > computer is partitioned you want to make certain that C is large enough for > another OS. I always partition my hard drives so that my data can be saved > on a different partition from C. What I use to back up my C partition is > Norton Ghost. But there are other programs that can do it. In addition you > might want to try some of the Yahoo Linux groups. > > Jim > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/67folB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank you for using A-1 Computer Tech Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/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/
