Posted: Tue 23 Aug 2005, 23:33
Bump for a little bit of help. My step-dad has told me that the most simple of the Linux distro's out there for me is Puppy. I have the latest version downloaded and I think I put the ISO file on a CDRW (if not, I'll do it again just to be sure).
This is what I want to do:
I want to leave Windows where it's at. However, as I've recently discovered, support for W2K has just puked all over itself (Zotob virus information on Yahoo! somewhere, I'm trying to find it again). I want to be able to use Puppy as a dual boot system, kinda like have a menu pop up that says: "Boot in Windows / Boot in Linux" and then go from there.
I want to start transferring most everything over into Linux, but I need to keep Windows because of a program that I currently use that doesn't support Linux in any way.
I went to the Boot Options (hit delete to enter setup) and this is what I have:
1. Removable Device - Legacy Floppy (LS120, Zip, ATAPI MO are the other options)
2. Other Boot Device - Disabled
3. ATAPI CD-ROM - CDROM (ATAPI CD-ROM MAX 56X - this is my primary CDRom drive)
4. IDE Hard Drive - WDC WD1200JB-00EVA0 (Primary 120Gig HD).
Would I switch it to 3 as my primary boot source as I do this? I'd ask my step-dad... but he's presently unaccessable (it's personal), so here is the only place I can turn. I'd RTFM, but at times... it seems to be written for those who are more technically sound than I am.
This is what I want to do:
I want to leave Windows where it's at. However, as I've recently discovered, support for W2K has just puked all over itself (Zotob virus information on Yahoo! somewhere, I'm trying to find it again). I want to be able to use Puppy as a dual boot system, kinda like have a menu pop up that says: "Boot in Windows / Boot in Linux" and then go from there.
I want to start transferring most everything over into Linux, but I need to keep Windows because of a program that I currently use that doesn't support Linux in any way.
I went to the Boot Options (hit delete to enter setup) and this is what I have:
1. Removable Device - Legacy Floppy (LS120, Zip, ATAPI MO are the other options)
2. Other Boot Device - Disabled
3. ATAPI CD-ROM - CDROM (ATAPI CD-ROM MAX 56X - this is my primary CDRom drive)
4. IDE Hard Drive - WDC WD1200JB-00EVA0 (Primary 120Gig HD).
Would I switch it to 3 as my primary boot source as I do this? I'd ask my step-dad... but he's presently unaccessable (it's personal), so here is the only place I can turn. I'd RTFM, but at times... it seems to be written for those who are more technically sound than I am.