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totodeinhere

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11. No need to be scared of it. Many of the mainstream Linux distros are very easy to learn.

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 06:48 PM

Jan 2012

You might want to try the Live CD version of Mint to see how you like it and if it works on your hardware. Just remember that Live CDs tend to be a lot slower and if you install it to your hard drive it will probably be a lot faster and probably faster than your current XP OS.

If you are not sure if you are up to downloading it and burning it's image to a CD you can order a Mint CD from Distrowatch.com for $2.35.

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XP Home should I keep it? [View all] madmax Jan 2012 OP

You have a couple of years assuming you're on Service Pack 3 pokerfan Jan 2012 #1

The Wiki link madmax Jan 2012 #2

Before you abandon the old hardware pokerfan Jan 2012 #5

I'll do some research re: Linux madmax Jan 2012 #6

No need to be scared of it. Many of the mainstream Linux distros are very easy to learn. totodeinhere Jan 2012 #11

Just because XP support will end doesn't mean it will magically stop working. hobbit709 Jan 2012 #8

I'll add to what Pokerfan said: Go to the manufacturer's site of the computers and do a search.... BlueJazz Jan 2012 #3

Yes, been through the 'can't find the drivers' routine. madmax Jan 2012 #4

XP is a lot leaner than Vista and has fewer problems. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #7

You can run XP virtually on 7 Pro and Ultimate Mnpaul Jan 2012 #9

It's not really a virtual version of XP canetoad Jan 2012 #13

Interesting - ohheckyeah Jan 2012 #10

If it works OK, does what you want canetoad Jan 2012 #12