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Good job they've fixed the WGA 'glitch'... ;)

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I think you might want a speedtest thread if theres problems with that too;)

If your on 4/20Mb though you can download,burn & install Ubuntu in no time at all.Once you get used of that partitioning/installation routine you`ll find you can dl,burn and install Ubuntu in under 30Min`s(on the 20Mb).

Thats slow compared to some i know of mind you:)

I`m sure i read about WGA validating linux as genuine Windows recently.....

Yup..
http://linux.slashdot.org/linux/07/06/18/0037223.shtml

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i'm on 2mb and after i downloaded it i was probably shaped but i don't care cause i downloaded it between 12 and 1AM so the 4hrs has now passed yay!

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I think i was still using the 1Mb stb when i stumbled across Ubuntu last July.......well & truly worth the wait it turned out to be:)

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Indeed. A lot of Dual-Boot problems (not just with Linux mind you!) Are actually caused by Microsoft's complete and utter taking over of the boot sector, if you Install Windows on a machine already running Linux for instance - does it ask you if you want to install a boot menu? No! For Linux, booting windows can sometimes be a bit of guesswork, expecting the boot files to be in a certain place, and when they're not, chaos can ensue! But as has been said in previous posts, these are usually easy to fix given a bit of experience and perhaps some Google search know-how :)

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After all this messing about just because i wanted to try something different i despise linux now. The user interface is shocking, it's almost as bad as having a mac! Good job I have now got acronis disk director suite so that i could re-organise the partitions and i thought that i would have to fix the boot sector but as soon as i deleted the other partitions i was running xp on its own again without the boot menu.

Linux = :td:

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Interesting. I dual booted XP and ubuntu fine. Just took my time and followed the instructions and used some common sense. :p:
Eventually I binned XP because I didn't need it anymore.

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i got ubuntu and xp dual booting fine on the second attempt but then did the opposite to you and binned ubuntu

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Choice is what it's all about. :)
But hate? thats a strong word. I prefer Ubuntu to XP but don't hate XP.
I still run XP on an old box, it's useful sometimes, like when you want to catch internet worms for fun and learning. :D

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linux is good when there is no support for any of your hardware like printers and webcams etc. :rolleyes: and if you have a decent antivirus you don't get viruses. i hardly ever get viruses because i use a combination of McAfee Total Protection an Spybot S&D

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If you prefer XP and think you're safe then I'm not going to burst your bubble.

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ben
When you've recovered from your trauma...

There's hundreds of different Linux distros to try out at distrowatch.org
Just download the iso's and burn to CD (you can use CD-RW).
Then run the LiveCD. No need to install it. If it's no good, then erase the CD and try another one.
Some of those LiveCD's have a toram option. This lets you load the OS into your RAM and run it from there - at full speed.
Two examples of this are PCLinuxOS and Zenwalk.
:cool: