(clug-talk) Guidance installing Mandrake 9

[Barclay Hambrook ApecTec]

I have the new disks from Brian and can read them. I plan to start trying to install this afternoon (Saturday) around 3PM. I wonder if anyone is around this PM to help guide me thru the process. I really do believe I need help. Here's why:

My (new) computer: 900 MHz with 256MgRAM and 20 Gig HDD. I have installed Win XP Home and Office 95. All works fine. I partitioned 4 Gigs for WinXP and have the remaining 16Gig for Mandrake.

On my first attempt to install Mandrake, I had a few errors, but was able to get to near the end of the install process where you select booting by MBR or ____? (forget the term) for Linux and Windows OSs. I was unable to get either to accept Linux.

I have a list of errors if that is useful.

My options--I really would just like to get Mandrake installed as simply as possible. Ideally, I would like to have dual boot (Win and Linux) but this is not absolutely necessary, nor is it necessary to have both OS's boot as of today.

For now, I want to keep the install as simple as possible so I have selected just Office Workstation.

Options:

1. Continue trying to install Mandrake with Win XP.
2. I do not mind reformating the drive (wiping out WinXP) and just installing Mandrake for now, if that is adviseable.

any thoughts much appreciated.

Barclay





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