tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post7359914589705528198..comments2023-10-24T10:09:22.146+01:00Comments on The Yorkshire Ranter: Windows Vista is BuggyAlexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17153530634675543954noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-8450824071254326062007-10-01T17:12:00.000+01:002007-10-01T17:12:00.000+01:00Phil's tip about Live CDs is good, although I diff...Phil's tip about Live CDs is good, although I differ slightly as to my preferred distro: I'd suggest you give PCLinuxOS 2007 a try. More things just work for me than with my previous Ubuntu installation.Ian Applebyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13955225322451386825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-28415877608508825742007-10-01T09:21:00.000+01:002007-10-01T09:21:00.000+01:00Worth trying a Linux live CD (ie, it will boot fro...Worth trying a Linux live CD (ie, it will boot from the CD into a fully working Linux system without touching the hard drive) to see if all your hardware is supported. The Ubuntu install CD is actually a Live CD IIRC & Ubuntu is definitely my preferred end-user Linux install these days.<BR/><BR/>cheers, PhilAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-52160672814075095162007-10-01T08:13:00.000+01:002007-10-01T08:13:00.000+01:00Re installing Linux: It needs a whole partition to...Re installing Linux: It needs a whole partition to itself, that will then be rendered inaccessible to windows. Just delete everything from D:, and install Linux from CD. It should ask you to delete one of your partitions: be sure to choose the right one to delete (probably called sda2)...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5467119.post-14497888717344861952007-09-30T23:13:00.000+01:002007-09-30T23:13:00.000+01:00I've got a WinVista laptopYou have my commiseratio...<I>I've got a WinVista laptop</I><BR/><BR/>You have my commiserations.cabalamathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16171752628996901766noreply@blogger.com