A Free Windows XP Alternative - Comments Page 5

It seems to me that Linux Mint and Zorin are much more user friendly to refugees from Windows than Ubuntu and other Linux distros. Linux is like learning a whole new language -but Mint and Zorin are simpler.

Some time ago, I installed Ubuntu on a computer I had. I say had because once it was installed, I could never get it to completely boot up again. (It was too many years ago to give the details.)I even had a professional try to get it to boot up. He couldn't get it to do so either. I would never use this OS again! I don't have money to update from XP. So I am going to use it as long as I can until I can update or someone shows me that there is an OS I can use without fears my computer would get messed up.

I tried switching to ubuntu on my old XP a couple of years ago. Reading your article I saw you didn't mention the difficulty in connecting to the internet after initial installation. I'm no computer whiz-kid so I was on my own here. After what seemed an eternity of Googling and clicking I learned that in order to establish the internet connection for the first time one must do it via a wired connection. That was some HARD to find info but, apparently one first time ubuntu hopefuls are faced with constantly. This is confirmed in your reader feedback as when I began reading the comments, the very first post, above, related a similar story.

I have an old machine winxp with net framework--only the first. If I download Ubantu, can I still maintain my website with MS Frontpage 2003?