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From: Andrew
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2011 23:36

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Try http://puppylinux.org/main/Overview%20and%20Getting%20Started.htm

On 01/16/2011 07:41 AM, T.T. wrote:
> I am having another attempt at Linux.
> I have used Puppy to retrieve data from several local Windows computers 
> whose HDDs have failed, and I am impressed.
> Over the years I have tried various flavours of Linux and never had complete 
> success. I keep hoping to install a minimum Linux onto one or more old 
> laptops; enough to browse, email, and do some word-processing. I now have a 
> CD with two versions of Puppy (I think). It takes longer to boot than XP 
> does and seems to hang with a frozen cursor. This is on a desktop.
> Is there somewhere I can read and perhaps download a simple set of 
> instructions for installing Puppy? Can Puppy be loaded onto a laptop's HDD 
> as the only operating system so as to boot quickly? Most sites that I have 
> visited seem to demand much more day-to-day knowledge of Linux in order to 
> understand them than I have.
> 
>

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Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2011 10:36:30 +1100
From: Andrew <asulliva@ncable.net.au>
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