Quote Originally Posted by CChrisgat05
get linux i use red hat myself but that machine went down so now i am sadlly using an xp machine
You haven't thought about trying one of the live-CD distros? That could be a easy compromise. I keep a copy of Knoppix STD .01 in my CD case and also have a Libretto L5W with Debian. Now putting Debian on that machine while I was a Linux newb was not the smartest thing to attempt...but I muddled through it. Still haven't worked on some of the drivers though.