Ok here goes, I am a mac guy, OSX is perfect for me, simple, does its job quietly and never gives me problems. Thats the only way I can handle any computer, trouble free. I now have a laptop (windows XP) that I bought for my ex-wife that she just gave me back because it never has seemed to be right from the time it was new and she gave up and bought a new MacBook. I have been told that I can change the OS over to Linux and even use a GUI that will pretty much be the same environment as the OSX that I know and love. The machine now goes to a blue screen on start up and repeats start up, this started after I on the advise of a windows guy ran a registry cleaner under the guise that that would fix all. I just want XP gone and a running machine... All I want to use it for is internet access and word processing...
The machine is a Compaq Intel Celeron based machine, about 1.5 yrs old I think it is either a 1.8Ghz or 2.0 Ghz machine. I am not that comfortable with monkeying with the install process, so I would like that to be as clearcut as possible.... Thanks for any and all advise and sources for the actual product...
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Jump to PostLinux distintutions can have many different GUIs. Gnome or XFCE GUI's are probably best if you are used to OSX's one
I would reccomend ubuntu. Ubuntu is a linux distibuttion that uses the gnome desktop. it is aimed at complete beginenrs to linux and can be run straight off …
Jump to PostAgreed, Gnome is generally more appealing to Mac users than other window managers. If you really like Mac OS X, consider installing this theme after Gnome and Beryl are installed:
http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=50977Enjoy ;)
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