Is there an equivalent to Visual Basic for Linux.

Is there a cross compiler that will take my old source codes?

Drop the firewall for a quick test...

Off the top of my head I think you ar missing one or two...

25 seems to stick in my mind, but at this time of the AM I could be wrong..

A few use 2500

tar -zxvf filename.tar.gz

tar -xvjf filename.tar.bz2

Using terminal window .... Eh...

Just shooting in the dark here but...
Are you dual booting...
Is Windows on the internal hard drive of the pc?

Have you tried going into cmos and disabling the internal hard drive to try and...

Spynx,
While I was using guarddog and I checked it on GRC.com aka shields up...
I was protected but...
Some ports were not cloaked and full stealth...
They were locked down...
But they...

I personally dont care for the poor mans install.

I found the sudo knoppix-installer much easier to understand and to complete...

The first time around I went the poor mans...

After I found...

Ok, So to be specific...

I am using a copy of Knoppix 3.7

You can save changes you have made during your session to floppies, USB drive or other removeable media. You can use this ability to...

You can save your files and your configuration in knoppix

Knoppix can run live and have what is called a persistent directory or folder on your system without having to dual boot or do anything...

I have knoppix but not that version...
I use guarddog firewall...and Mepis as well as Knoppix

Preconfigured and no problems.
No one I know uses antivirus, anti spyware ao anti adware in linux......

I am still VERY new to Linux but...

I finally found a irc client that "feels" right. KVirc http://www.kvirc.net/

I've tried xchat, bitchx, etc. but this is my irc of choice. Windows immigrants,...

Hey Ogre..
Thanks for responding...
I used Partition Magic to add two additional partitions after the 98 and XP partitions. It was my understanding that I needed a swap partition of 2 gig and I...

Try an older or newer distro...

8 has problems...

I checked on Bugzilla and it is a common problem on many systems even though 7.2 7.3 dont have the problem...

If you were to do a TEXT only install it should go through...
...

From what I can tell it needs 32 meg minimum...

Are you using an automated install?

Any other operating systems on the drive?

Any command line parameters being passed?

I am still a novice...

I am very new to this and here is where I am at or LOST as the case may be...

98 INstalled on the first partition, XP on the second..
Works fine...

I created a Linux swap partition and an EXT3...