Bodhi has 2 flavors of 32-bit, maybe Snowlinux and some others. I think I'd try those based on LXDE or XFCE, since they have a less demanding GUI. Zorin or Mint has been good, but Puppy is fine for those handy times.
Joan in Reno >________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Friday, September 20, 2013 11:44 AM >Subject: [LINUX_Newbies] Ubuntu 12.04 - "This kernel requires the following >features..." > > > > >I downloaded Ubuntu 12.04 to a CD and attempted to install it on my laptop but >when I did, I get the message: This kernel requires the following features not >present on the CPU: pae > > >Unable to boot - Please use a kernel appropriate... > > >So apparently this Dell Inspiron 8600 laptop is not able to run Ubuntu. I am >willing to use another distro (Puppy?) as long as it will work with my >wireless network and not require a lot of configuring. > > >
