chinchillas trying to get linux/ubuntu

ok belive it or not:
on my new computer with all this fancy crap(and vista) LAGS AT TREM MORE THEN MY OLD 3 YR OLD COMP ON XP

so i want to get something good

doub said i could double-boot it but i have NO idea how
id appreciate it if youd help

If you have an Ubuntu CD, you can partition your hard drive to share Windows XP and Ubuntu with a dual boot option. All this crap means when you turn on your computer, you get 30 seconds to decide whether you want to load windows or load ubuntu. Dual boot either automatically writes to the MBR or there is an option for it when you install it.

i didnt understand half the words you wrote( that doesnt tell me what to do)

because i dont want to get rid of vista either bc if ubuntu didn work....

i have no clue how BUT i could get somene who DOES know how to post under my name instructions if u want.

P.S. UBUNTU FTW GO CHIN

If you only want to try it out to see whether everything is compatible and whether you like it, you can install INSIDE a Windows partition using Wubi.

http://wubi-installer.org/

If you don't like it or it doesn't function correctly you can uninstall it from Windows in just a few clicks.

If you DO like and wish to install it permanently, I'll give you further instruction.

Chin, your post after Goober sounds stupid because what Goober said would end up you having both windows and ubuntu. The only hard part about getting both is splitting the memory (which is rather easy on the ubuntu set-up)

Chin just put the ubuntu cd in your comp and NEVER delete windows. When you get to the part where you decide where you want ubuntu, put it on the same hard drive and slide the slider thing until you decide it's enough space for Ubuntu. I think it should be blue for windows and orange for ubuntu (============/======)

hm ubuntu wont connect to my internet
(and it seems it messed it up 2)

BUT i got no error msgs
so i hope all drivers are comptible

when i got rid of wubi/ubuntu my internet got better



and goob i got 2 hard dirves each 144 gigs

I had the problem with ubuntu not working with my wireless card and connecting to the internet so I had to directly plug in the network cable so the drivers could download.

linux...
awaiting further instructions





Still waiting....(wonder if linux died)

hey lin does wubi give me all the stuff the a normal ubuntu installation would do?
so will i like get enhanced computer performance?