RE: [Sheflug] Laptop pending!

["David Morris" <nospam1045405695-15995 [at] xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1

> Hi all,
> 
> Long time no speak, as they say :-)
> 
> I've finally splashed-out and ordered a laptop PC. It's an Acer
> Travelmate 422XC, P4 2GHz, with a DVD/CD-RW combo, built-in
> ethernet and v90  modem, and
> 256MB RAM.
> 
> It must have <cough> WindowsXP Pro, but I intend to make this a
> dual-boot option, alongside Mandrake (which I've grown to like).
> 
> Can anyone foresee any problems I may encounter? or have any 
> advice to offer?

The only thing to ensure is that you do get a set of Windows media if
you plan on re-installing XP. SWMBO bought a Tosh laptop with XP home
but it came without media. The XP cabs were deposited on a 'hidden'
partition.

- -- 
D

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
Version: PGP 7.0.4

iQA/AwUBPk9XW3Kr1pTNQbC4EQLbfACg+9WlGYPTdpy6kC9D+fGk/VpH/pIAoIXc
PVXaD1EJBthZbdCM2S+3DY/O
=R9AH
-----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

___________________________________________________________________

Sheffield Linux User's Group -
http://www.sheflug.co.uk/mailfaq.html

  GNU the choice of a complete generation.