2007-03-12 05:04:32 · 6 answers · asked by computchris062888 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Software
You may want to have a look at Linspire...see link for screenshots.
2007-03-12 05:09:18 · answer #1 · answered by whodeyflya 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try pclinuxos http://www.pclinuxos.com/page.php?6
It comes like linux 'out of the box' and is very easy to navigate with a start button and program menu like windows. There is also a control centre which does the same as the windows control centre. you can even set the windows to look the same but the standard desktop looks nicer. If you want you can set up shortcuts on your desktop with a right click of the mouse. I moved over from windows. Tried ubuntu for a year but hated it after a while then tried this and everything clicked.
Go here for the screenshots and make your own mind up.
http://www.tuxmachines.org/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3864
2007-03-13 05:34:37 · answer #2 · answered by drakshug 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get UBUNTU (or XUBUNTU if your computer has less than 256MB of RAM).
It's a free, reliable and up to date operating system.
You can explore it from the "LIVE CD".
It's easy to install and use. You can dual boot it with other operating systems.
Once you have it installed, you gain access to thousands of free programs created by the open source community. There is excellent support - see the WIKI starter guide, and the Linux forums.
Always back up your data before making changes to your computer.
2007-03-12 14:52:55 · answer #3 · answered by hitechsleuth 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just set the theme up so it looks like Windows. Or, you can find a desktop environment online that you can download and install that you can log into when you start your system. If you do this, you can choose which one you want to log into, which means you don't loose any you already have.
2007-03-12 21:52:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a few that are setup that way. It's not necessarily the distro that determines this but the desktop and theme used.
http://www.distrowatch.com
http://www.linux-xp.com/
2007-03-12 12:16:23 · answer #5 · answered by tj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No a lot of stuff that windows has is trademarked and patented etc. Just try these two and see if you like.
http://fedora.redhat.com
http://www.opensuse.org
RJ
2007-03-12 12:10:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋