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 > > > > PCBUILD's List Owners: > Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> > Mark Rode<[log in to unmask]> PCBUILD's List Owners: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Mark Rode<[log in to unmask]>