I have an opinion that the moon is more massive than the sun. And don't you tell me your opinion is better, neither.
Software firewalls are useless: trust in them.
You must install Windows first. You don't have to make the partitions for Linux when you do so. You can pop in a CD and install a distro, first thing out of the box from Dell, and everything work fine. The Linux install will safely...
You don't have all of your drivers installed. Hibernate / Standby only works for ACPI compliant systems.
Hit <windows key> and <pause (break)> key, goto hardware tab, then to device manager. Answer the question marks by...
As far as KDE vs Gnome goes, download both Ubuntu and Kubuntu and use the live CD to get a feel. Eventually, you will want to experience both.
Linux can read from the NTFS partition, as long as it's not encrypted, but it can't write to...
Your unidentifiied problem is what is causing you to think you need a software firewall.
Personal Firewalls are Mostly Useless
Keep Windows updated, don't allow spyware to infect you in the first place (no IE, no nasty sites), and if...
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Surely you do something other than gaming on your laptop? If not, why didn't you buy a desktop? Even Web browsing should be faster with a faster CPU.
Like I said, I play UT2004 and...
667MHz spec'd RAM doesn't have to run at that speed. That is the maximum supported clock from the manufacturer. RAM can run at a slower clock without a problem.
