On Sat, 2008-07-05 at 16:45 +0100, Anne Wilson wrote: > On Saturday 05 July 2008 16:26:24 allen wrote: > > I am mentally prepared to inatall fedora 9 but have some technological > > constraints my PC literate capability. 1. I want to devote the entire HD to > > Linux. > > 2. Presently devoted to XP home > > > > Please advise > > > > Confused Senior > > Allen, has anyone helped you check whether everything on your computer can be > expected to work? Most things do, these days, but wireless networks and > printers do sometimes give problems. > > It would be a good idea to give us as much detail as you can about your > computer. Everything from motherboard, processor and RAM to monitor make and > model and printer details. > > If your hard drive is big enough it's a good idea to have a dual-boot, just at > first, so that if there are problems you can still work in Windows while you > sort them out. > > BTW, Seniors are not so rare on the lists, so don't let that put you off. I'm > one, too. A good way to check if your hardware is supported is to run a Live CD version of Fedora before actually installing it. This will not touch your hard disk, so you have time to back off if necessary. poc (another Senior, I guess; when does one become a Senior?) -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list