On Friday, January 06, 2006 2:21 PM GMT,
Gordon Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi Gordon, and welcome to the group. I really enjoy reading your informative
posts on the NZ groups. I'm a newbie to Linux myself.
> Hi, - im tired, so this may not sound like sense -I'll reply (if
> necessary) tomorow...
>
> Ive just spent 8+ hours battling viruses & worms from my Pc (Win XP -
> Windows... )
Just a few notes from my previous experiences with viruses in windows,
always run in safe mode when cleaning, and always clean the run and startup
registry entries before trying to remove the virus files.
> - I used to / or had Zone alarm (firewall) - But today, see that it
> had been removed - not sure how, or if my a machine, or human...
>
>
> A friend has - in the past suggested i get Linux, However from what I
> searched on the net - You need to d/load VERY large files - to install
> everything..
>
> 50MB + / 100MB etc (I havn't looked tonight, as its 3:10 a.m. & Im off
> to bed - But from what i remember - Theyre very large files)..
>
> QUERY 1...
>
> Is there a way, that I can d/load files in say, 10 or 20MB sections at
> a time, & then put them all in one directory...
You can easily use a download manage that can handle all the large
downloads, and even recover from a disconnection, or even windows crashing.
I use Free Download Manager (www.freedownloadmanager.org). It has download
schedualing, and can throttle the download speed so your connection doesnt
choke.
>
> - then run an install file & it checks all the archives ive d/loaded &
> combines/extracts them into whatever Linux needs ?
>
> (My computer has a bad habbit of doing something bad - when d/loading
> big files....)
>
>
> QUERY 2
>
> - Is it possible to "partition" the hard-drive, so one section is
> Linux, & the other is Windows..
If you can reinstall windows, all you need to do is leave a few extra gigs
while partitioning the hdd during the installation process.
Personally, I use Partition Magic, it enables you to resize your partitions,
and hence make some space. I am sure there are a lot of other utilities out
there that can do just that.
>
> - so - If I want to use the net etc -I can run Linux - & when I only
> want to play games - I run Windows (Ive got a few games that I think
> (not sure) - do not run on Linux...
Yeah, sure. All the Linux desktop bootloaders enable you to boot any number
of operating systems you want. Its pretty much like the menu you get when
you have more than one windows installation, only this is much more
versatile and powerful.
>
> Ok Im off to bed... Goodnight...
>
> I got to de-frazzle/de-frustrate myself after a days worth of
> de-worming my PC...
>
Regards,
IraqiGeek
www.iraqigeek.com
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