Daniel de Kok wrote: > On Wed, 2007-06-20 at 03:17 -0500, Mike McCarty wrote: > >>Her hardware is not bleeding edge, it's four years old. >>But, when we plugged a USB mouse into her machine, it >>lost the keyboard. Windows recognizes both on that machine. > > > CentOS 4 works great with older hardware, and is supported with security > updates until 2012. There's a CentOS 4.4 live CD available through: > > http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/4.4/isos/i386/ Thanks, I pulled that and checked the checksums. I'll be seeing her tonight, and give it a try. I've heard that CentOS is not the greatest for desktop, but very nice for servers. Would another distro be more suitable for a desktop for a woman who is technically capable, but doesn't want to dive under the hood often, and likes for her new printer "to just work"? Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN. This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I can explain it for you, but I can't understand it for you. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!