hi there...

...I run a P3 700- 190 mb RAM - 64 vid - 30 gig HD runnin' XP on a partition (10 gig and the rest of it is not yet formated) as my second PC...for tests and (sometimes dangerous)stuff...

...I wish to install LINUX Kurumim on it(or something close, if you can kindly give me some better choices)

...is it possible to install LINUX on that unformated partition?...without losing windowsXP data?...if not, is there a way to make it right?(even if I have to FORMAT)

...I tryed once to install xubuntu that same way, following some tutorial on swap and all that, but in the end I lost all the windows data...so..so...but...so...

...well, be glad to hear from any of you...I´m really in a mood to give LINUX a try again...

thanxxx allready.

ninguem.

I'd start with Kubuntu Linux
http://www.kubuntu.org/

Most linux distros will default to delete windows if there isnt much space unused however since a chunk of yours isnt partitioned

make sure you choose 'Custom Disk Partitioning'

and use the empty space to create

/ 3GB
Swap 1GB
/home remainder

Yeah make quite sure that whatever distro you choose you use the "manual/ Costom Disk" partition option. Kubuntu mentioned above has this feature as do all the other *buntus (K,ED,X & U) here are Partition Tutorials for all 4

Dual boot Ubuntu 6.10 +XP
http://www.ubufied.com/2006/11/01/ub...nshots/#more-4

Installing Kubuntu 6.10 +XP
http://www.ubufied.com/2006/11/01/ku...nshots/#more-1

Installing Edubuntu 6.10 + XP
http://www.ubufied.com/2006/11/02/ed...nshots/#more-6

Installing Xubuntu and XP
http://www.ubufied.com/2006/11/05/xu...nshots/#more-7

Another Good Distro is Mepis, here are some good install guides

http://www.mepisguides.com/install/i...artitions.html
http://www.mepisguides.com/install/i...and-clear.html

as for other Distros try these:

Mandriva
http://frontal2.mandriva.com/en/downloads/mirrors

PCLinuxOS .92
http://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/dist...glish/preview/
ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/metalab/distr...glish/preview/

This is the distro I use and recommend, Why because it works right out of the box. No need to configure Everything, everything just works. It also comes as a 1 CD install that is a live CD that you can install later if you wish.

BeatrIX
http://www.watsky.net/download.html

Blag
http://www.blagblagblag.org/download/

Mepis
http://www.mepis.org/


Linux distros for older Hardware:

Vector Linux 4.3
http://www.vectorlinux.com/

DSL
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/

Puppy Linux
http://www.puppylinux.org/user/viewpage.php?page_id=3

Slackware
http://www.slackware.com/

SLAX Live CD
http://www.slax.org/

Elive:
http://www.elivecd.org/

you can find more here

http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributi...Distributions/
http://www.linuxlinks.com/Distributions/Floppy/

if your still unsure of the distro try these Distro choosers:

http://eedok.voidofmind.com/linux/chooser.html
http://www.zegeniestudios.net/ldc/

hope this Helps,

Jake

...thanxxx very much for both of you...

...guess I'll try Xubumtu again first...I really liked the interface and I was begging to get a hold of it...what stopped me was a problem with the internet connection but now it is solved (I tryed it with some liveCD distros and it went allright)

...ok...on to it...I'll post the outcome of this adventure...

...thank you again...

ninguem.