I've changed the Acer Aspire to dual-boot Mandriva (default) and
Vista. At least I'm now communicating with the group via GNU-Linux.

The Lenovo Laptop "wants" to take a different path. When I tried to
use Wi-Fi it didn't work. But it did suggest a Ubuntu page and items
to get from that page. I'll get those using Mandriva and try them.

I want to keep Ubuntu everywhere it works without hassles. But I also
look forward to playing with the Puppy distro 4.1 I got during this
adventure.

My granddaughter picks up viruses by the bushel. I'll put Ubuntu
(first choice) or Mandriva (second choice) on her Gateway Laptop.