FUNWAKINMADE

Hi guys I’m also a newbie to linux: down here in Nigeria, it isn’t so well known (yet!) but after all the reviews I have read……it’s the way to go. I procured a brand new HP Pavilion laptop ZE4560 (Athlon 1.9ghz, 512MB ram and 40 gigger) but with XP Home (aaaarggghh!!). Not only is “Microslop” living up to the biling (constant rebooting!!) but the whole thingy (interface and all) is seriously affecting my productivity!! Well….i have installed Mandrake 8.2 on my laptop without much probems but Red Hat 9 has proven IMPOSSIBLE. It always hangs at the beginning of the installation. I have tried everything (I know) but to na avail!! What gives??