02-05-2018, 03:54 PM
Thank you, RandomBoy.
I think I would be better off if I did not run one operating system within another, although I am reasonably certain that would work. If I were to do that and it becomes necessary to again replace the Linux OS, which is what I will be doing in installing Linux Lite now, I would likely have to reinstall XP yet again. I am trying to avoid that. Also, I suspect that keeping XP in its own partition decreases the possibility of data corruption affecting XP if Linux Lite is simply updated. Things happen. In addition, although it might not be relevant, I wish to continue to keep XP off of the Internet, and not make the mistake of accidentally connecting it.
My preference is to leave XP in place as an alternate OS to which I can choose to boot at startup, and replace PCLOS. There are no files I am concerned about losing in deleting/replacing PCLOS.
I know that I will be taking a chance by not running a test drive with a Live session before installation, but, when I last ran Linux distros from DVD or CD, with few exceptions (Puppy Linux and PCLOS being two), things ran extraordinarily slowly (especially video) and there were some problems. My uneducated guess is that, if the distro is truly light, it will run at least adequately, and perhaps better than that. There is nothing unusual about the hardware, and the existing PCLOS works when I test it, as does Xenialpup from DVD. If I am proven wrong, nothing will be lost as long as XP remains in place.
I think I would be better off if I did not run one operating system within another, although I am reasonably certain that would work. If I were to do that and it becomes necessary to again replace the Linux OS, which is what I will be doing in installing Linux Lite now, I would likely have to reinstall XP yet again. I am trying to avoid that. Also, I suspect that keeping XP in its own partition decreases the possibility of data corruption affecting XP if Linux Lite is simply updated. Things happen. In addition, although it might not be relevant, I wish to continue to keep XP off of the Internet, and not make the mistake of accidentally connecting it.
My preference is to leave XP in place as an alternate OS to which I can choose to boot at startup, and replace PCLOS. There are no files I am concerned about losing in deleting/replacing PCLOS.
I know that I will be taking a chance by not running a test drive with a Live session before installation, but, when I last ran Linux distros from DVD or CD, with few exceptions (Puppy Linux and PCLOS being two), things ran extraordinarily slowly (especially video) and there were some problems. My uneducated guess is that, if the distro is truly light, it will run at least adequately, and perhaps better than that. There is nothing unusual about the hardware, and the existing PCLOS works when I test it, as does Xenialpup from DVD. If I am proven wrong, nothing will be lost as long as XP remains in place.