[michael_jii]

i have an old pc
667mhz
64meg RAM
running windoze ME

i would like to install mandrake 9.1 on this pc freshly over ME

can somebody please tell me how to go about this?
thanks,
michael

[codejockey]

The Mandrake installation is very user-friendly, and walks you through, step-by-step, pretty much everything you need to do. It will show you all of your partitions on every disk it finds and I believe it allows you to choose where to install (even over an existing installation of Linux or some other O/S). If you really wanted to start fresh, you could low-level format the drive and then install, but unless you suspect data problems with the drive, there's really no reason to low-level format before installing.

Disclaimer: I have not seen the Mandrake 9.1 installation, so it is possible that some or all of my information is inaccurate. However, you can always start the installation to get a feel for what's involved, and stop short of actually installing anything (just exit the installation). You may find you know more and are more comfortable than you think.

Hope this helps.

[michael_jii]

thanks for the advice,
but how do i actually get into the installation??
can i do it by browsing the disk ie.(from windoze)start, run, e:, install
or do i need to do something else??
thanks

[lynch]

The Mandrake 9.1 CD1 is a bootable installation disk.Just set your bios to boot CD drive 1st and start comp with CD1 in the drive.When it gets to the partitioning section and asks where to install Linux you can choose to use the entire drive.The installer will then proceed to set up the partitions and format it for you.Should be very easy.
You can print this out and keep handy during install.
HTH
lynch