Switching from Windows to Linux

**billygoat** · 12-07-2012, 11:49 AM

Thanks to all with all the suggestions. So far I've tried Ubuntu and Xubuntu with terrible results. Searched and searched on the net to see if I could find a fix, but no luck. I'm thinking it's my computer. I think those OS systems require a Pentium 4 or better.

So now I'm downloading Linix Mint onto a USB stick. We'll see what happens.

By the way, I thought my USB stick was a Sun brand and that there would be no way to delete the pre-loaded stuff on it. A closer inspection revealed it was a SanDisk brand. If you want to delete the pre-installed programs off of it, they have a downloadable program to do so. Even works for deleting other stuff off in "one swell foop."

**gustavus** · 12-07-2012, 02:00 PM

Originally Posted by billygoat

Thanks to all with all the suggestions. So far I've tried Ubuntu and Xubuntu with terrible results. Searched and searched on the net to see if I could find a fix, but no luck. I'm thinking it's my computer. I think those OS systems require a Pentium 4 or better.

So now I'm downloading Linix Mint onto a USB stick. We'll see what happens.

By the way, I thought my USB stick was a Sun brand and that there would be no way to delete the pre-loaded stuff on it. A closer inspection revealed it was a SanDisk brand. If you want to delete the pre-installed programs off of it, they have a downloadable program to do so. Even works for deleting other stuff off in "one swell foop."

Dont forget to format your USB stick Fat 32