motivated wrote:
I have my cousins computer here, it is meant to run winXP home addition.
Theres some strange things going on with it :
Cant get into Outlook Express because it keeps asking for an idenity,
but it wont allow you to create one.
Trying to install winzip but the best that I can get is having to
re-install it over and over.
Setting desktop icons makes no difference (nothing changes).
So here is the *nix question :
I tried running Damn Small Linux live cd and it immediately comes up
with an error : Only one processor found.
I find much of what Linux based OS's do kinda back the front, so is it
actually reporting an error because if it is it would explain much of
the problems with the comp.
Thanks guys
Hey Kelvin,
From what you have said there's no reason to assume hardware fault/s,
that I can see. Whereas Win/XP is so easily borked.
Backup docs, pix etc to USB stick/s (possible?) & reinstall. No point
mucking about further. First online jobs are http://www.free-av.com or
similar, then XP updates. Your cousin has got an XP install CD from the
PC purchase, hasn't he? If not, it is GNU/Linux time for him.
Good luck,
Rik
