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Re: Looking for a good OS for an older desktop: Advice needed

Atlantia,

We don't need to give up quite yet :), and that laptop has a reasonable spec (i3, 4gb) especially for running anything Linux.

Do you need anything from Windows?
* Steve57 raises some important points about updates, and you need to consider that you're well out of MS support now.
* Did you plug your laptop into your network, and did work being hardwired?

BUT... if you are anticipating hardware faults then now would be good time to ensure you have a backup of anything you want :)

Regards Linux -...
Atlantia,

We don't need to give up quite yet :), and that laptop has a reasonable spec (i3, 4gb) especially for running anything Linux.

Do you need anything from Windows?
* Steve57 raises some important points about updates, and you need to consider that you're well out of MS support now.
* Did you plug your laptop into your network, and did work being hardwired?

BUT... if you are anticipating hardware faults then now would be good time to ensure you have a backup of anything you want :)

Regards Linux -...