Norm X wrote on 7/4/2015 11:53 PM:
Hi,

This message is X-posted to alt.comp.hardware & comp.mobile.android.

My Acer Aspire One netbook no longer boots. In one case I blame Microsoft. I used update on my Win7 partition and now,
no matter what I do, I end up with a blue screen. In another case, I messed up the drivers on the WinXP partition. I had
graduated to a faster SDXC card and I tried to remove an unwanted device driver and I was not careful. It is the same
story for the WinXP partition, blue screen.

My 2008 Acer Aspire One is a nice piece of hardwa three USB ports, two SD ports, Ethernet, a 600x1024 screen & an
Intel Atom CPU. It now has 1.5 GB RAM installed. It originally came with an 8 GB Intel Z-P230 SSD system drive that was
sadly deficient. I have replaced that with a nominally 32 GB SuperTalent SSD, that is pretty solid. That much storage
allowed me to partition and dual boot WinXP and Win7.

Now that Windows only gives a blue screen, wisdom dictates that I keep the hardware and throw away Windows. I have a
couple of different Linux that boot from partitions on an external USB HHD, but Linux is not the answer. Like Windows, I
think Android thrives on an internal system drive.

Readers comments on installing Android on my x86 Acer netbook are most welcome. I know that x86 versions of Android are
out there but I am hoping for some high numbers like KitKat 4.4, or whatever.

Help me please with an ISO URL.
If you're evaluating Linux (and which one) over a USB connection, that will make it sluggish. I find linux mint 17
cinnamon much like windows and runs great on my laptop. I'm writing in windows 8 now, but I dual boot linux to play a
lot and to keep me up to speed in the off chance I dump windows one day. I have booted Linux and stayed there for days
almost forgetting I was in linux. I kinda like the font they chose over what windows does, easier on my eyes.