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thanku for the help jst one more question i have jst come across an old copy of linux devil its like kno os i have seen it doesant make any sense i have a p4 pc 1gig ram and it wont run wot do i need in order to run
How old is the Linux distro that you are trying to load? A very old version won't necisarily work on a newer computer, none of the hardware on the computer would be supported with an ancient Linux kernel.
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