Re: [OT] I can't take it anymore!

["markttay" <markttay@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Don,

Mark has suggested the Ubuntu Linux distribution as a really easy
install and I agree that it is. However, I can't help thinking that
having all three of your XP machines crashing to the point they have
to be rebuilt in a 6 week period is rather alarming.
People on this list and many others will argue religiously about the
goods and bads of Windows versus Linux versus Mac but on the whole
XP is pretty stable and certainly not prone to crashing to the point
it needs to be rebuilt without very serious provocation - usually by
errant hardware or hardware device drivers, and certainly if it has
happened more than once (you mention "the Nth time") that is
a
strong indicator of a hardware problem. Linux still has to interface
with the various bits of hardware on your machine, and while it is
unlikely to crash in the same way as Windows has for you it will
probably create some pretty weird behavior.

Migrating between OS is not something to be taken on lightly, unless
you are really into that kind of thing, so it may be worth checking
out the hardware and drivers of your machines before doing it.

Mark





--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, MacNewbie <macnewbie@g...> wrote:
> Right thats it, over the past 6 weeks both PCs in the kids rooms
and
> the pc in the family room have all crashed and burnt running XP.
I
> just can't face rebuilding them for the nth time.
>
> I'm well and truly converted to the mac but I can't afford to
replace
> 3 PCs with mac minis in one go.
>
> Anyone recommend a really easy Linux install to put on three
machines!
>
> The only caveat is I need the family room PC to support a webcam
on
> MSN - is this possible.
>
> Any recommendations?
>
> Cheers
> Don