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Thanks Terry and all the helped with this. I am beginning to think it is more Poser 5 than any thing else. 4 slots though just don't make sense to have 4x515s in it and not 4x1gigs. But hey its no big deal just a learning curve.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.
But six left turns will get you around the block
and back in the driveway again.

@ Groucho

Linux is very good, I installed different versions ( I prefer the Slackware ), played a lot, recomplied the kernel for my needs and all. Problem is the lack of applications for it, sooner or later, if you're a final user, you go back because of this. For the rest, for professional applications, Linux is a far more efficient OS, and it would be the same if more programs would be available for it ...

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Yeah, I started playing with Slackware Linux well over a decade ago, back in the old, nasty text console only days(!)

I've currently got Ubuntu dual-booted on my system and it is remarkable how powerful and easy to use Linux has become in the last couple of years, let alone ten.

Experiments with using Poser 4 Pro and Poser 5 under WINE are ongoing.  If I can reliably use WINE to run them, then I'm happy to convert from 3D Studio MAX to Blender and kick XP back to it's only useful role these days... running games.

Then again, if anyone ever invents a Poser scene importing plug-in for Blender, or if DAZ Studio was ported to Linux, we'd all be home and free.

GrouchoC.

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Am I the only one who thinks they named it Windows because it is a major pane? BA-DUM BOOM!!

The problem with that is I don't think I have driver support with Linux. If it is an OS that supports some of the Windows software then I think it would be a good deal to install but on the Sony site it doesn't support it.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.
But six left turns will get you around the block
and back in the driveway again.

Kenny, why don't give it a little try ? try Knoppix

http://www.knoppix.org/

it doesn't need to be installed on a HD, you download the CD image, burn it and make the PC start with the DVD (option in the bios) so you can have a safe look at Linux, there is no problem of compatibility with your Vaios. However Linux is not a "simple" operating system, it works differently from Window$, you may found it a little "alien"

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Oh great another learning curve! I had tried a Linux like that before and because of the OS on the DVD it makes it run real slow. I went to the site and there was alot of files. Are they to be downloaded to my drive. It would seem I would be up all night downloading the stuff. I would like a OS of Linux but I have already alot of stuff on the drives and would be a big task to do. Thank anyway Davide.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.
But six left turns will get you around the block
and back in the driveway again.

     No kenny, you need only one file that is

KNOPPIX_V5.1.1CD-2007-01-04-EN.iso

it's an iso image, you've to download it and burn in a CD, then you can delete the file. You put the CD into your drive and make the PC boot on Cd (if it doesn't do it yet you can change the option in the PC's bios). This version of Linux doesn't require anything installed on the HD, it doesn't require an HD...

I'm downloading one for a try it downloads pretty fast  

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Ever had Ubuntu on your drive Davide. I downloaded a ISO of it and am burning the image on the CD.  I will download the KNOPPIX as well. I didn't understand where it was to download it.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.
But six left turns will get you around the block
and back in the driveway again.

Update:  I got the Ubuntu but when I boot on start up it doesn't load. Also the other OS that Davide has mentioned I have found but it only let me have 10 percent of the file before disconnecting. I don't want to use the IE for download with GetRight because I trust the FireFox browser better and GetRight Doesn't support FireFox.    Plus I am not running a virus protection as well.   Another day has started.

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Two wrongs don't make a right.
But six left turns will get you around the block
and back in the driveway again.

Davide, they have another Knoppix that is 4Gigs to download. What is that one all about? I am downloading Knoppix now. It will take 5 hours and the 4 gig one will take 24 hours.  

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Two wrongs don't make a right.
But six left turns will get you around the block
and back in the driveway again.

Kenny, getright is a standalone application, a download manager, I use it with Firefox, I simply drag the link into the getright window ant that's all, if you right click on the file you can split the download in 4 parts (free version) or five if you can find mirrors, so you can use till 5 mirrors. For knoppix there are 3 sites in the states so you can even use three mirrors in getright , simply drag in the windows the same file from each one of the mirrors and choose them when you split the download in 5 parts. Yes it's a bit complicated but it's my bread, lol . For Ubuntu, I'm sorry but I never tried it, I would need a spare HD and at the moment I haven't any but the usual chewing-gum wrapper in the pocket   ...

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