Freespire disc

[Linux_newuser]

I have a Linux Freespire os disc.I am new to this forum just joined so sorry if in wrong place. But any way I was gonna put this on my new pc Im building.But I was thinkin of tryin it on my brothers pc running xp pro? Can I run Freespire instead of xp pro by redoin the OS? and Can I still run all my programs like in xp? wat is the downfall to reinstalling an Linux os over xp?I am just running one 15 gig hard drive!any help appreciated.

[Juan Pablo]

First: you won't be able to use ANY Windows software on Linux without an special compatibility layer which usually fails. Linux is not designed to run Windows software.
I have a few question for you:
What do you mean by "redoing the OS"?
Did you read the newbie sticky? http://www.linuxforums.org/forum/lin...ead-first.html

[Linux_newuser]

wat I mean is Im running xp.I want to run just Linux if at all possible.cant I just put the disc in and run the program and it over write to just run Linux?

[Juan Pablo]

No, the installer doesn't run from Windows, Linux is a totally diferent OS. It's not a single program or a set of programs, is a complete OS.

To install you just shutdown your computer with the disc inside and then turn it on again. If you go straight to Windows you may need to change some BIOS settings

[Linux_newuser]

I did have it like thas.Bios is readin floppy and ide and cdrom drive all checked.wat happens is when I restart with cd in the drive.It says loading stage 2 after a few minutes the light on the drive goes out.Ya can hear the cd still spin a few more minutes.then sounds like it stops.All the while the screen still displays loading stage 2!should I just let tha go til its completely done?

[oz]

Did you buy the CD already burned, or did you burn it yourself?

If you did it yourself, please answer the following:

Are you certain the media is good?

Did you test for matching checksums?

What speed did you use for burning the CD?

Are you sure you burned the file to the blank CD as an "image", rather than simply copying the file to the CD?

[Linux_newuser]

yes I bought it already burned. so should I let it finish off while computer says loading stage 2?

[oz]

No, it shouldn't take but a second to load stage 2.

Make sure your computer BIOS is set to boot from the CD drive first, then try rebooting.

If booting still hangs, you might have to try using some of the cheat codes that are available to you "before" the CD begins to boot. They are usually available through the use of the F-keys (such as F1, F2, etc) and you should see some message about it before the CD begins booting. Maybe try turning off ACPI as an option.