Well, decided to play around with Ubuntu 8.04 with the view to partitioning my existing 80GB Windows XP drive into 2 partitions and then installing Ubuntu on the new one. However, upon loading the CD and booting into the “Install..” (Alternative to Live Disc), it recommended “Shrink Windows XP and install Ubuntu”, great i thought – i chose to do this and it froze – for 2 hours. On reboot – it went into windows, complained about corrupt files “Hal.dll” for example, and i had to reboot. On reboot it errored at me (non-Blue screen i might add), saying the corrupt files meant it couldnt load XP! Brilliant!

I dug out my Windows XP disk, however ive no idea how to replace a single file! I deleted it, then did a repair,along with a FIXBOOT and a FIXMBR, which removed the error, but when XP went past the “sliding window..” splash screen, it gave me a black screen with a low-resolution mouse cursor – which then did nothing! So i had to reinstall – pain in the arse Ubuntu !!!!!!!!

Aside from this, ive started playing with Solaris on my ESX Server – might as well learn that seeing as i have Linux and Windows notches on my CV already!

Also, in return for building Toma’s PC for him – hes using some discount he has with a web retailer to get me a Logitech G15 (2nd Gen though..), and a Logitech MX Revolution mouse, both for 76 quid Wooo.

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