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in my TOSHIBA SATELLITE A135-S2276 laptop the choice os in WINDOWS VISTA,but i also same to impact in linux,
1)so declare me a linux os which is cushy to ingest & hold field softwares of windows.
2)HOW TO PARTITION THE PRESENT HARD-DISK & I LIKE TO HAVE DUAL OS(i.e,when we alter on the grouping we crapper superior in which os we same to work)& establish both the vista & linux os?pls feature me the travel by travel procedure
3)will the element features of this series(toshiba equipment a135-s2276) laptop module hold linux?

I’ve acquired a Toshiba laptop with digit operative systems on it. WinXP Home and Sabayon-Linux. I’ve looked in the WinXP Control Panel-Add/Remove Programs but there is no meaning to Linux. I’ve looked at My Computer - C: intend and wager no meaning or folders to the UNIX system. I’ve finished a orbicular see for the constituent Sabayon on the C: drive, no joy. I hit Administrator privileges on the WinXP OS, but exclusive a logon countersign for the UNIX OS. The preceding someone got the PC with both OS’ installed. I hit a legit double of WinXP Home with determination codes. I also hit an OEM round of WinXP Pro with activation codes, but when I proven to ingest it, it said it was an senior edition of XP and declined to run.
I am totally unknown with UNIX and would same to acquire the hornlike intend expanse existence filled by the UNIX OS.
I would favour not to hit to reformat the intend and reinstall the WinXP and retrograde every the installed programs. TIA

I am environment up an older Toshiba Laptop for my threesome assemblage older grandson with whatever unstoppered maker games and tuxpaint. It has win98 on it, which went debased and today module not rush up modify … requirement to move clean, and I figured a UNIX OS would be prizewinning (do not hit change disks for computer).

Any ideas, suggestions and manual on a reformat and decent install? FYI, toddlers care is machine literary and module be serving and oversight erst ingest begins.

I hit a Toshiba laptop equipment x-205 help that runs Vista. It has a 4 GB RAM with a 2GHz processor and 2 120 GB harddrives. Is it meliorate to ready the choice Vista or would UNIX be a meliorate OS for me? I hit never utilised UNIX but I would same to see how to ingest it without mixture up my laptop.