Hi i want to change my os on my laptop?

hi i have a hp mini 1000 laptop it has no cd drive it only has usb slots also im am new to this whole computer thing so please no geek talk ......... anyway i would like to change my xp to linux and i dont know how to do it could some one please run me thru it step by step also i would like to keep all my programs i have installed and my pics music ect ..........Hi i want to change my os on my laptop?
Simple answer: don't bother. Linux is a sophisticated and capable operating system but it is not for the novice. In any case, your applications will not work on Linux and you will need new ones, at least not without a _lot_ of highly advanced jiggery-pokery in Wine or various other methods of running Windows apps under Linux that may or may not do what you want.



The nature of what you want to do is so far removed from your apparent skill level that without wishing to denigrate your abilities I would forget the idea now while you still have a functional machine.Hi i want to change my os on my laptop?
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Instal has instructions.



Software designed to run under Windows will not run under Linux (at least not without using emulation, e.g. via WINE, which won't give as good results (if it works at all)).



You will need to format your hard disk or SSD. If you want to keep your data (images, music, etc) then back it up first (e.g. to a USB hard disk / memory stick or across a network) and copy it back afterwards.
Sorry, but if you're new to the whole computer thing and don't want geek talk then you're really going to hate Linux.



If you really want to go through with this, you're going to need USB CD burner and a USB hard drive for backing up your data. Download and burn a Linux ISO, back up your data, format the HD, install Linux, and copy your data back.
hmm linux is a good choice, linux operating systems are free downloadable but after downloading they have to burned into a CD or DVD then they require boot from it to begin installation
I could not agree with Andrew S. more.

Those netbooks are ';as you buy it'; machines meaning they are not designed to be upgraded or changed.
Follow the instructions here to try out Linux running from a USB to see if you like it before you commit to wiping your windows installation.



http://www.pendrivelinux.com/usb-linux-m
if u r a newby to this OS stuff i'd say do not bother coz linux is not even for those half wits.



BUT if u insist,

i'd suggest u do these things:

Get a USB external cd/dvd drive

set first boot device to USB





BUT before u can go any further, make your hard drive a RAW format so might want to back everything up first.



insert the Linux dvd and run the installation..



though i strongly urge u to have professional supervision while u r upto it.

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