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                        I am extremely new -- I want to change to Linux (probably Ubuntu) but don't know if I should delete my current OS (Win98) first or not. Also I need to know if USB drivers are available Win 98 doesn't recognize my usb thumb drives). I am running an older p.c. (733) and a small drive 20 gb  with 2 partitions. Thanks in advance - (probably many more questions to follow!)\

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                        [color=black][/color][size=18][/size]
I wouldn't recommend you delete the old OS right away, unless you have some serious storage issues on your HD.
I began using Ubuntu about a month ago and I am still going back to the old Windows system to retrieve a file
I have forgotten about or if I now want to check something that I hadn't thought of when I migrated my files to the
Ubuntu OS.
I plan on hanging on to the old Windows OS until I am absolutely certain it has nothing further that I may ever  want or need.

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                        Probably good advice unless your files are quite organized and you can copy or backup what you need. Having said that, there isn't anything that you are doing on Windows 98 that you cannot do, and better, on Linux. And it _will_ recognize your USB sticks.<p class="hiddensignature">
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