For Ubunutu, no partitioning is needed. Just download the iso, burn  a
CD and install. The installer will take care of it. Run the live CD to
see if you get the results you want.
http://www.ubuntu.com/
For XP, upgrade Win7 to Pro or Ultimate and try XP mode.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/virtual-pc/download.aspx


On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 12:12 PM,  <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>  I'm continuing to have problems getting my wife's new computer to do
> any of the things she wants it to.  It's an ASUS CSM-series tower with
> an i5 or i7 CPU and nVidia video card.  It came with 64-bit Windows 7
> Home Premium pre-installed, which appears to be a major complicating
> factor.
>
>  At this point, I'm kind of looking to salvage value from our
> investment and hopefully wind up with something that can actually do
> what she needs it to.
>
>  An option that occurred to me last night is to partition the hard
> drive and install Windows XP and/or Ubuntu.  That assumes, of course,
> that I can find the necessary drivers from ASUS and nVidia, but will the
> CPU have any problem running a 32-bit OS?  Is there anything else I need
> to watch out for?
>
> (Yes, this is the machine I wanted Brother HL-630 drivers for.  Thanks
> to all who tried to help, but I've not managed to get any of the offered
> solutions to work.  That's one of the reasons for considering this
> alternative....)
>
> David Gillett
>
>
>
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