Re: Linux O/S on my Windows XPP Home PC

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Someone with physical access to your computer installed Linux on your
computer. I can not think of any way that an operating system can be
installed over the internet, from a remote location.

--
Regards,

Richard Urban

aka Crusty (-: Old B@stard :-)

If you knew as much as you thought you know,
You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!


"PaulK" <PaulK@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:F12B60CD-A3A9-4577-A7C3-3A677939E744@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Can someone please tell me how it's possible to have a Linux partition and
> a
> Linux O/S installed on my home computer. I did not install this on my
> computer. I purchased the system new in 2001 and have installed many
> applications and PNP devices into it over time and I am curious how
> someone
> would be able to do this and for what purpose. I have a DSL connection to
> the internet that is always on. I have used jump drives and external HDD
> for
> transferring files but mostly use the computer for web browsing and
> gaming.
> I have never used Linux and am desperate for answers. Is there some way,
> other than installing it myself, that this got onto my computer? Please
> help
> me understand.
>
> Thank you,


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