First of all Welcome to the community Jagrut. Obviously you have come to the right place.
Try torrent downloads. Much reliable and you can resume those. Also give LinuxMint(http://www.linuxmint.com) a try. You will feel right at home. Happy Linuxing On Sun, Sep 21, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Jagrut Badani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear Ubuntu members, > > I am a new entrant into this mailing list. I joined this mailing list > to get insight into the Ubuntu OS. > > Introduction: > Name: Jagrut Badani > Age: 23 > Occupation: Student > Place: Kolkata > > Reason for joining mailing list: New found love for Ubuntu !! > > Why I decided to switch from Microsoft? > I am having a horrific past six months with my laptop Lenovo R52 > having Win XP Pro with 256 MB RAM. Some viruses creating files like > New Folder.exe and Fun.exe hijacked my computer. I kept them at bay by > deleting them, cleaning up registry and ending the programs. But they > always came back. I took help of google, tools like Process Explorer, > info, tools from "Piyush Labs", Spyware Doctor, etc. > > Off late, they are not allowing me open any exe files, consuming lot > of CPU usage in Interrupts, etc . The virus even does not allow me to > use uninstall application from Add/Remove programs. And they have > thoroughly slowed down my laptop. I formatted and restored Win XP to > factory settings. Unfortunately after installing updates like SP3, > Symantec Norton Antivirus, I found that the computer is really getting > slow. > > After frustrating myself and wasting over 20 hours on google and > fiddling with my computer, I have finally decided to switch over to > Ubuntu. Some reviews on Ubuntu mentioned that it runs well on 256MB > RAM, does not get affected by virus, trojans, malwares, spywares > easily. Downloads for applications are also easy to get. > > Perhaps, the only issue in migrating on Lenovo R52 will be running the > Wireless connection as some sites pointed it out, though they say this > problem can be overcome. > > I switched over to using Open Office on Win XP 3 months back and I > liked it very much. I want to move away from using any sort of pirated > software but at the same time I don't want to waste money on upgrades > every few years for OS from Microsoft, Antivirus companies, then > hardware like more RAM, more hard disk space, better graphics. I don't > understand why software vendors don't keep their offerings reasonably > priced, slim and simple. Hence, I hope using Ubuntu will be a nice > experience. > > I tried to download the iso file over broadband, unfortunately > connection was disrupted and mozilla download was unable to resume > download. Hence, I have ordered a CD of "Ubuntu Hardy Heron" from > linuxbazar. > > I was desperate to use ubuntu today itself. But now I have to sulk > till the CD arrives. > > I hope Ubuntu lives upto expectations and reading the reviews on > internet I think it definitely will. I am also looking forward to help > ubuntu development in future in whatever small way I can. > > Thank You, > Jagrut > > -- > ubuntu-in mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in > -- Mir Nazim EMail/GTalk: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cell: +91 9469071855 Blog: http://saunzal.org Company:http://www.ikraftsoft.com -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
