A google around (http://www.google.com/microsoft.html) might throw up
info on how to manage memory.
I'd second Kit's motion to partition the HD and install a Linux OS,
there are innumerable ones out there (http://www.distrowatch.com/),
but for beginners Ubuntu is probably the easiest to get up and
running.
Regards
Neil
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