Have been a Windows user for 25 years. I recently
downloaded and installed the Zorin 4 version of Ubuntu. It allows operation from
the CD but also can easily be installed as a dual boot so that I can either boot
up to Zorin or to my original version of Windows XP. This is installed on a
laptop that is about 8 years old. It has a 2 gig processor and 768 mgs of ram.
It has become very clunky at running Windows XP. To clean it up I totaly erased
the hard drive a few months ago and reinstalled XP and everything else. It ran
better for a month or two and then started slowing down again. That is why I
installed the Zorin Ubuntu Linux. So far I am happy with it. It has a look
similar to Windows so it is not an entirely new learning experience for me.