Taking your first steps into the world of Linux can be a scary proposition. After all, we have a whole new world of terminal commands, desktop environments and applications to learn. Thankfully Linux ...

Q: We have a 7-year-old HP laptop (32-bit) that runs Windows Vista very smoothly. But it seems Vista can only be upgraded to Internet Explorer 9, and many of the websites seem to no longer work on IE9 ...

I have my copy of windows 7 and am looking to install it on one of my machines, however I am feeling a bit out of my depth so I turn to ars...<BR><BR>The machine I am putting it on is just used for a ...

A dual-boot setup enables us to run various operating systems without the need for additional hardware, on a single set of hardware, thus reducing total cost. We have already discussed how to dual ...

Then there's the issue of resource overhead. If you're on a relatively old or weaker system, Windows itself will eat up a ton of resources, leaving you little to work with during development or even ...

Good news, curious early adopters: if you want to try out SteamOS, you no longer need to dedicate a box solely to its operation. The initial release of Valve's Linux-based OS wouldn't let you run more ...

Do you want to dual boot Pop!_OS and Windows on your system? Here is a complete guide showing you the steps you need to follow to install Pop!_OS on your PC alongside Windows OS. Pop!_OS is a free and ...

Another option is to create a new partition on your hard drive, install Windows 7 on it, and enjoy the benefits of a dual-boot setup. Windows Vista users can accomplish this with ease thanks to a ...

I must confess, that I try not to run Windows any more than absolutely necessary. But for many reasons, it is occasionally necessary. In particular, I have had several laptops that are finicky with ...

I wanted to check out Ubuntu.<BR><BR>I slapped in an old drive and proceeded to install Ubuntu onto it. No problems until I rebooted. It had decided to make my PC dual boot and put a grub loader on ...