windwalker wrote:
>Here is my problem
>
>Im a home user.. I want to toal replace my win98 OS
>It has had nothing but problems since i got it.
>All I need is a email client/browser and a way
>to get on net.. Along with simple programs.
>I have a pentium system {800mhz} two 20gb hard drives
>over 500 ram... a printer/ scanner/ and photo program
>NOW as a newby will Linux Mandrake be more stable than
>win98? easier to fix??
>What has brought me to this comtemplation?
>First on boot up I have a major problem with windows.. it will boot
>then certain "files are missing" according to prompt
>Doing a new install of windows 98 is no good as disk says certain "cab"
>files missing and dll files..... Guess the disk is damaged.. So as you see
>I need to either get another Windows OS or go for something more stable..
>Ive replaced windows no less than 8 times over a few years...
>Can anyone give info to me.. the newbe on linux???
>I have simple needs as a home user
>Mark
>
I'd say go for Mandrake, but I would hazard a guess that your problems
with reinstalling Windows don't come from the CD (even though it may say
so) but from the hard disk. You need to reformat it with the most
thorough option fdisk has (I can't remember which it was - it was the
"blast this disk into radioactive rubble"-type option).
Honesty compelled me to offer that alternative. But given your setup
and needs, I think Linux would be a better choice in the long run. You
won't have to keep reformatting your disk, for a start!
Sir Robin
--
"We do not imprison ourselves with laws, or impoverish ourselves with money" - Iain
Banks
Robin Turner
IDMYO
Bilkent Universitesi
Ankara 06533
Turkey
www.bilkent.edu.tr/~robin
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