-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 03/19/08 13:50, Rick Kalkowski wrote: > I've got an old WinXP lap-top I'd like to resurrect for my son to use > for games, internet, etc. I'm ready to wipe the drive and convert it to > linux, but I'm not sure how to get started. When I crank up the PC now, > it's asking me for an admin password (that's been long since forgotten). > > Can anyone tell me the process for wiping the drive given above?
A BIOS-based boot password? Or a Windows password? > Will it be possible to download the Debian install on another computer, > copy to CD and use that as the install? Yes. > Will I be able to support a wireless (PCMIA?) card I have for this PC? Depends on the chipset. Probably. > Any other tips greatly appreciated. If I can't get this to work, I'll > just junk the PC, but seems like a waste given my son's (4yr old) > facination w/computers. <SOAPBOX> He's too young. Books and toys and balls and tricycles should be his purview. (Yes, I *am* a parent, and no, we didn't let our children use computers back [4-6 years ago] then.) </SOAPBOX> - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA Supporting World Peace Through Nuclear Pacification -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFH4WcCS9HxQb37XmcRAnR2AKCgoyUtLej2s5wBghEarpHz9ac1UQCgyFVD TRrPu3XkEdViKzYsgaTFZPo= =DlCS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
