mashimaro 20 Newbie Poster

Hey, I've just got a Dell Vostro 1320, and I'd like to run winXP on it. The problem is, XP v32-bit won't install, it prompts a blue screen right after booting up from the CD (tried different CD's, different versions).

On the other hand, XP v64-bit, which I installed succesfully, can't use any of my old software, or even dell drivers.

Is there a way to get the 32-bit version onto the Core2Duo p8600 processor? Or will I be forced to use Win7/Vista (the 32-bit versions of those two work on a 64-bit proc~).

One more thing, how are things with linux? Will a 32-bit linux run on this notebook?

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