How to Move from Windows to Linux? - Computers & Internet

there won't be any problem as far as Windows and Linux, but this is a fairly involved procedure.You'll first need to create a Windows partition on your hard disk in NTFS file system format. Otherwise,Windows might overwrite / erase your linux installation when Windows 7 installs.
make the windows partition the "Primary" or "Boot" partition.
When Windows 7 installs, it may ask if you want to delete the linux partition.Answer "NO" to this.
The next concern is which operating system will boot by default,Windows or Linux.
I had no problem doing this with Windows Vista, and whe Vista booted,it listed a choice of operating systems to boot,and I would select either Windows Vista or Ubuntu Linux.

I have loaded windows 2003 server on this but the following OS are supported:
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DriverDownload.jsp?prodNameId=3279705&lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=316537&taskId=135
Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Novell NetWare 5.1
Novell NetWare 6.0
Novell NetWare 6.5
OS/2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x86)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (x86)
Red Hat Linux 7.2
Red Hat Linux 7.3
Red Hat Linux 8.0
SCO Open UNIX 8
SCO OpenServer 5
SCO OpenServer 6
SCO UnixWare 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 7
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86)

windows xp is an OS for regular desktops if you install it on a server you will have problems to find drivers for the different chip-sets embedded i the system board
The operating system that are supported for the server are:
» Microsoft Windows Server 2003 » Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Essential Business » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Small Business » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 W32 » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (AMD64/EM64T) » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x86) » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (x86) » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (x86-64) » SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (AMD64/EM64T) » SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86) » SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (AMD64/EM64T) » SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86)

Hi, I m really sorry to say that but you have a Server Product and its built to run Windows Server Series on it (or Linux / Novell Netware).
This is the list of compatible Server list
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Essential Business Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Small Business Microsoft Windows Server 2008 W32 Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Novell NetWare 6.5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (AMD64/EM64T) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x86) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (x86) Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (x86-64) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (AMD64/EM64T) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (AMD64/EM64T) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 9 (x86)
Here is the link for Drivers
Try to use the Driver for Windows 2003.
It has a Matrox VGA as I know. If you know which Matrox series you have, then Browse here for the Drives: Matrox Graphics Support. Make sure that you choose the Exact Driver software which suites the System.
Note: Not every product has the Driver Software for Windows XP.
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Get yourself a video file converter and covert to another format to lower the fiesize, you'll lose a little quality but your videos will be stored on usb and usable on windows. I use the free program 'anyvideo converter' for windows it's free and reliable, but it doesn't have too many features.

Yes you can dual boot linux and windows. Install windows and then install linux. The linux screen will show first and you can change the booting sequences.

major difference between them are

1. Reduces the risk of carpal tunnel syndrome
When linux is properly installed, there no longer a need to use the mouse. Chances of you using a mouse is close to zero.

2. Use the extra cash for rewards
Linux is 100% free while Windows Vista Ultimate costs $398.99 at the time of writing. Companies that pay a licensing annually could have used the money for other things like buying an additional server to reduce the load or even give a bigger bonus to its loyal employees.

3. Formats are free, freedom is preserved
Linux file formats can be accessed in a variety of ways because they are free. Windows on the other hand makes you lock your own data in secret formats that can only be accessed with tools leased to you at the vendor’s price. “What we will get with Microsoft is a three-year lease on a health record we need to keep for 100 years”

4. Zero risk in violating license agreements
Linux is open source so you are unlikely to violate any license agreement. All the software is happily yours. With MS Windows you likely already violate all kinds of licenses and you could be pronounced a computer pirate if only a smart lawyer was after you. The worldwide PC software piracy rate for 2004 is at 35%. Which means that 3 out of 10 people are likely to get into real trouble.

5. Transparent vs Proprietary
MS Windows is based on DOS, Linux is based on UNIX. MS Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) is based on Microsoft-own marketing-driven specifications. Linux GUI is based on industry-standard network-transparent X-Windows.

6. Better network, processing capabilities
Linux beats Windows hands down on network features, as a development platform, in data processing capabilities, and as a scientific workstation. MS Windows desktop has a more polished appearance, simple general business applications, and many more games for kids (less intellectual games compared to linux’s).

7. Customizable
Linux is customizable in a way that Windows is not. For example, NASlite is a version of Linux that runs off a single floppy disk and converts an old computer into a file server. This ultra small edition of Linux is capable of networking, file sharing and being a web server.

8. Flexibility
Windows must boot from a primary partition. Linux can boot from either a primary partition or a logical partition inside an extended partition. Windows must boot from the first hard disk. Linux can boot from any hard disk in the computer.

9. Mobility
Windows allows programs to store user information (files and settings) anywhere. This makes it impossibly hard to backup user data files and settings and to switch to a new computer. In contrast, Linux stores all user data in the home directory making it much easier to migrate from an old computer to a new one. If home directories are segregated in their own partition, you can even upgrade from one version of Linux to another without having to migrate user data and settings.

10. Proven Security
Why isn’t Linux affected by viruses? Simply because its code has been open source for more than a decade, tested by people all around the world, and not by a single development team like in the case of Windows. This leads to a lightning fast finding and fixing for exploitable holes in Linux. So that my friends, proves Linux as having an extremely enhanced security and lesser chances of exploits compared to Windows.

you can use virtual drive to install linux within windows os. you can download virtual drive for free look for virtual box version.

you can do everything what you do with the windows ...

but working with the linux is more complicated than windows ...

any user can use the windows as windows is the user friendly operating system ...

but linux is not so much easy like windows so even the computer experts who are very good in computer with the more knowledge in windows cant work with the LINUX ..

the person who receives the basic training or persist the basic knowledge he only can work with the linux ...

working with LINUX is very different from windows...

so only the LINUX didnt became so much popular like windows as the normal user cant work with it ..

anybody can get the source code of the LINUX and improve it ...
so only it is called as open source as the source code of it is available for free in online ...

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