m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> Now I have to work out how to install Windows on the machine, >> but I daren't ask about that here ... >> I need it because my ISP claims to have tripled the speed >> of my supply, but says I have to run a Windows CD >> to setup the modem he has given me. > > ?? What kind of modem? Linux handles almost everything. Certainly, I > didn't need to install WinDoze to work with the DSL modem I got from > Verizon. > > mark You could ask someone to bring their Windowz laptop, set it up and you are done. One you set it up like they want, you are not going to need that CD again, at least for a while. And most xDSL modems have nice web GUI, CD's are mostly used as idiot-proof measure with nice colored setup program. Ljubomir