G41 - update to Vista Edition family Basic is a good idea?
sorta, I like to keep my g41 and was curious if an upgrade to Vista Home Basic is a smart idea. as you know, my hardware is a little outta date... Thanks in advance
James
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Fortunately, NVIDIA keeps supporting the legacy cards. If most of the distributions out there should work fine.
If you're new to Linux, I would try Linux Mint on a CD or USB drive. Lubuntu is also a good idea because he goes easy on older hardware. You can continue to try different distros until you are comfortable with one or find one that you like best.
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