Linux Ubuntu was installed over a Windows OS on a computer – I thought I was installing Ubuntu ALONGSIDE Windows. I want to replace the Linux with the original Windows.

I have been curious about linux for a while and would love to try it. However I’d like a chance to use it and see how I get on with it before getting rid of windows xp. How do I set up linux so that I can test it out safely with out causing problems for my windows os?

I have a dsl connection and a D-link router.The router is set from my windows OS so that’s not the problem.The problem i think is that i do not know to set my ethernet card or to set up a connection that my pc will recognize it.Please give some details on how to set this up

I already have windows os but want to download linux (ubuntu) also. They said that i need to partition my disk or free up some disk space. I dont know how to go with it. Please help me out.

Is it possible to reformat a Linux OS laptop to a Windows OS? I have an original Windows recovery CD and I am wondering if I can use it to reformat my laptop

I have been working on Windows OS since I can remember. And Mac computers throughout my student career. And I want to try out linux and get the full feel of it. I recently(yesterday) acquired Ubuntu 9.10 . And so far I enjoy it. But I was curious what other free distrobutions of linux are there? And what would be the better one for someone who wants to create multimedia? IE Art Images, Music, Animation, 3D Models? Keep in mind Im still new to this.

I have heard that WGA can allow microsft to kill your computer remotely.(they have nearly shutdown my roomates XP system until he did a automatic update.we did not allow this update for two week until the computer was extremly slow) Does microsoft have the technologies to disable someones linux box? I fear a EULA disallowing someone from runing linux on the same home network that WinXP is hooked up to. They already put a 5 computer limit on your network(winxp pro has a 10 computer limit).How can they get away with telling you how many computers you can run?I talked with a microsoft rep and she told me that each computer does not have to be running a windows product and that there is a 5 computer limit per license on a single network. So if I put up a new web server my room mate would have to buy a second licence even thought Im not using a windows os.

I have purchased a computer with a linux os. I would like to add windows to it. How can this be done or can it. My daughter loves watching movies online from netflix and they do not operate on this system. Any other suggestions? Do I need to return computer and start with a windows os.