Hi, Please check my answers inline : > > 1) Is it a good idea to do the dual particion so I keep WinXP for a while? > > Because frankly I want it gone as fast as possible... Yes. I know most linux evangelist will say its a bad idea, but I support having a dual partition. Reasons : 1. If things don't work out the first time, you have a fall back. 2. You need it to play games . The reason I have a win partition at home is just this. > > > > 2) I'm hooked up to a LAN connection through my college, does Linux come > > with a web browser like Windows does, because if so I should have no > > problems with anything, I'm just worried about putting it on and not > > having the ability to get on for help. Linux was developed on the WWW. So, net access/connecting to the internet/ browsing is something you will not have to worry about. Fedora has Firefox and mozilla ( www.mozilla.org), konqueror, and, If you still want to browse through the terminal (cmd in windows), you have lynx. > > > > 3) I have a bunch of drivers and such that came with the computer, will > > they work for Linux, or are they only formatted for Windows? The disks > > don't say windows on them at all, but I'm not sure. If they don't explicitly mention linux, they are Windows only. But most stuff works out of the box for Linux. > > > > That's it for now, but trust me when I say you will all be hearing from me > > a lot... Hehe. Have Fun. vibhu..