Installing Linux on a windows hd

[Edward M]

On 2/12/2014 2:34 AM, Roger wrote:
> Dell 1520 laptop which when new, Dell required it have xp installed.

       As many have said windows xp eol is taking place in two months,  
and  the laptop probably  may require more ram to be added
       so it can be upgraded to either windows 7 or windows 8.1(if 
compatible).
        I think removing xp completely and installing a linux distro is 
a safer choice

      Here is  a nice read: Microsoft's Tim Rains explaining  in his 
blog the risks of running windows xp with no support.

http://blogs.technet.com/b/security/archive/2013/08/15/the-risk-of-running-windows-xp-after-support-ends.aspx