Reformating computer: burninating win xp in favor of linux?
crunk:
I have an ancient shitty computer (windows xp, 80gb hd, 128 mb ram, ect.) that I at one point tried to reformat and failed - I've since lost the windows xp disk. I was talking to a coworker about linux and complaining about the general lack of a second computer in the house when I realized that I may be able to salvage the old computer. As it is now it takes entirely too long to start up, and is probably so virus-ridden as to be unusable.
Questions: I have a partially-reformated hard drive. Is it possible to completely burninate my c drive? I came across killdisk; have any MATYians used this? What sort of results have you had?
Recommendations for Linux installs for a very low-end computer? Think of it as a netbook in desktop format: the specs are about the same.
I realize that this would probably be better suited to a computer support type forum, but I don't know of any that I'd trust.
jfade:
Quote from: crunk on 2009 July 12, 01:56:28
I have an ancient shitty computer (windows xp, 80gb hd, 128 mb ram, ect.) that I at one point tried to reformat and failed - I've since lost the windows xp disk. I was talking to a coworker about linux and complaining about the general lack of a second computer in the house when I realized that I may be able to salvage the old computer. As it is now it takes entirely too long to start up, and is probably so virus-ridden as to be unusable.
Questions: I have a partially-reformated hard drive. Is it possible to completely burninate my c drive? I came across killdisk; have any MATYians used this? What sort of results have you had?
Recommendations for Linux installs for a very low-end computer? Think of it as a netbook in desktop format: the specs are about the same.
I realize that this would probably be better suited to a computer support type forum, but I don't know of any that I'd trust.
Ubuntu. That's all you'll need. Extremely user friendly, it's super easy to install, and it'll wipe the hard drive before it does if you tell it to. Perfect for internet browsing, word processing, and some casual games.
J. M. Pescado:
Yeah, that's basically a great candidate machine to wipe and turn into a Linux box, so you can use it as a router and many other things.
crunk:
Quote from: jfade on 2009 July 12, 02:25:57
Ubuntu. That's all you'll need. Extremely user friendly, it's super easy to install, and it'll wipe the hard drive before it does if you tell it to. Perfect for internet browsing, word processing, and some casual games.
The only problem that I see with that is that I don't have enough RAM - it's saying it needs at least 256mb, my old rig has 128mb.
jfade:
Quote from: crunk on 2009 July 12, 02:37:05
Quote from: jfade on 2009 July 12, 02:25:57
Ubuntu. That's all you'll need. Extremely user friendly, it's super easy to install, and it'll wipe the hard drive before it does if you tell it to. Perfect for internet browsing, word processing, and some casual games.
The only problem that I see with that is that I don't have enough RAM - it's saying it needs at least 256mb, my old rig has 128mb.
I've installed it on a machine with 128 before. Still works fine. Won't be as snappy but you can disable stuff you don't want/need once it's installed.
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