Which Linux?

[Venkman]

I've just installed Ubuntu to my old laptop. It kept coming up with a BSOD under XP, and I tried to reformat with the restore disk, only to find that the disk didn't work anymore, and since the machine is almost 10 years old I can't get a replacement restore disk. So rather than give up on it, I thought I'd try Ubuntu. I was rather surprised at how easilty it installed and how well it runs. I did have a problem getting my Netgear pcmcia wireless network card to work, but I had a spare USB one and it worked as soon as I plugged it in.

[Venkman]

I do have an issue with the nvidia 420 go in my laptop if I use the restricted driver that's available for download. All I get when I restart the machine is a flashing screen and no icons. I can see my desktop bakground okay, but that's it. However, since this laptop is only really used for chatting online and surfing the net, I don't really have need for the nvidia driver, and it works great without them.

I'm liking Ubuntu so much I'm actually considering installing it to my main PC on a dual-boot.