Windows 7

[The Great Wallsendo]

Surfing Net, basic word processing and basic spreadsheets - everything I need it to do

The netbook's also got a monitor output for when my eyes try to implode due to the 10 inch screen

[Gazz]

Will be spot on for you then mate

[Mike.Haley]

Thanks fo the info lads. Looking at 7 Home edition. Mainly for surfing the net, but need to work on a few Health & Safety presentations and other stuff as well.

[john/r]

I tell ya man, ubuntu.

if you really can't shake off the windows addiction install em both

you can run Ubuntu inside windows or alongside windows

if you want a netbook for doing 'internet' stuff Ubuntu will do everything you want to do, its linux, its many times faster, with zero viruses & zero spyware, looks and feels right, is intuitive enough that anyone thats never used any flavour of 'nix at all can turn it one and be doing stuff instantly

i download link you put up before mark for linux works ok except for downloading software etc
do you have to fully install it before you can use software.
other thing is firewall there is a one for linux but why use if no viruses etc.
working along side by side ie duel booting is this difficult to set up .
i do actualy think linux is the way to go but its getting used to using different system and the tweaks.

[mark]

i download link you put up before mark for linux works ok except for downloading software etc
do you have to fully install it before you can use software.
other thing is firewall there is a one for linux but why use if no viruses etc.
working along side by side ie duel booting is this difficult to set up .
i do actualy think linux is the way to go but its getting used to using different system and the tweaks.

you'd need to have it installed on something writeable, hard disk, memory stick or something to be able install extra software, installing stuff means you have to copy it onto the system disk and if you've booted from a cd its read only

dual booting is pretty easy if you boot a pc into windows and stuff the ubuntu cd in, it'll launch an installer asking if you want to install it along side windows and just do the dual boot thing for you without having to remove windows first. If you decide you don't like it you can remove it later and it gives the disk space it used back to windows

firewalls are more than just stopping viruses, they are there to stop people accessing or controlling your machine remotely, but linux is such a secure framework chances of anyone even trying are very very slim. with windows its a must

[john/r]

you'd need to have it installed on something writeable, hard disk, memory stick or something to be able install extra software, installing stuff means you have to copy it onto the system disk and if you've booted from a cd its read only

dual booting is pretty easy if you boot a pc into windows and stuff the ubuntu cd in, it'll launch an installer asking if you want to install it along side windows and just do the dual boot thing for you without having to remove windows first. If you decide you don't like it you can remove it later and it gives the disk space it used back to windows

firewalls are more than just stopping viruses, they are there to stop people accessing or controlling your machine remotely, but linux is such a secure framework chances of anyone even trying are very very slim. with windows its a must

get your meaning read only iso just formatted computer think i may be wrong i saw something come up about dual booting will have a think about it



dual booting is pretty easy if you boot a pc into windows and stuff the ubuntu cd in

do you mean when windows is fully loaded put linux cd in. sorry still learning with all this.

[mark]

aye, start the windows pc as you would normally, when its all up and running shove the cd in

[john/r]

aye, start the windows pc as you would normally, when its all up and running shove the cd in

good thanks very much appreciated

thing is its all free and faster as well .