thanks everyone for your great responses..........I am back to work tommorow after 4 months off....overseas...

I just have to get my head around Linux....to understand the systems and proccess.

I want to reformat my netbook without partition leave Windows of completely and learn how to use Linux only...
Looking at the drivers available and reading on the net about issues people have is intersesting...........

thank you again for your replies.

Fozzie
from

Western Australia

CPU Intel® Atom™ N455 processor (1.66GHz)
OS Genuine Windows® 7 Starter
Chipset Intel® NM10
Memory DDR3 667, Max: 2GB
LCD Size 10” (1024 x 600) WSVGA LED
Graphics Intel® GMA 3150
Graphics VRAM share with system memory
HDD (GB) 160 GB or above (2.5” SATA)
Optical Drive N/A
Audio HD Audio, Stereo speakers
Webcam 0.3M
Card Reader SD/MMC
LAN 10/100/1000
Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/n
Bluetooth N/A
D-Sub (VGA) 1

Hello these are the specs for my ..MSI..Wind U 160dx...Could someone please advise me on what drivers I will need when I install Linux Mint Julia 10 KDE edition .32 bit.or what I should need..basically I don't know much on where to start so if someone could help ...thank you in advance.................Fozzie

Thanks Goineasy9
I think I will try the Google talk , so not worry Yahoo Messenger thanks..
The down load site I am using is here Linux.com..I have just downloaded Mint .live.as I have about 6 gb left on account.
Could you please tell me where you would download from...and are the Live cd or DVD's the same operating system..
Yes I found them here I mean at Linux.com and they may be iso files..
I will wait for your recommendation before I download anymore..

All this started because Netbook and windows 7 starter could not handle the operating system..
So I will change to Linux on all my computers .....but the desktop first...

Thanks for being patient Goineasy9 ...and I probably will have more dumb questions...well netbook ones..

Cheers
Fozzie

Thanks Goineasy9
My apologies I am the thick one YM is Yahoo Messenger its free and I use it instead of telephone to talk overseas
Video chat ...when my new laptop can handle it more than 10 minutes.

So if I use either Mint or Ubuntu ..download it ...install either operating system
Sorry what is a distro package manager
then install any other free programs I can use...are they all compatable on Linux web site..

There seem to be a lot of programs on Linux web site to download

I would like to use this for a while before I install it on my new netbook ...windows 7 starter can't handle Yahoo Messenger
MSI wind U160dx

Thank you for your reply , I know my questions are basic but coming from windows ..different names.

Cheers
Fozzie

Hello .....I have never used Linux before and think it is a great system.
I downloaded Ubuntu desktop edition 10.10 32 bit on disc remembering to tick box in internet options..allow active content to run from cd..
I will install it ...after I find out what else I need to use.
My needs are
Mail
Information from websites about either technical stuff or just the weather or google earth
Burn dvd...own ones
YM chat with wife ....very important that one.

I have xp and windows 7 starter....

My question is ...what do I need to download ...programs linux to be able to do what I do now...

Thank you for any replies

Fozzie from
Western Australia:)