Do you mean make room so Linux Mint can fit? Though you can install Linux Mint on the same hard drive as Windows and use it in a double boot configuration, it wouldn't really be ideal in this situation as there would be no reason to keep the XP. It's quite a process to do it that way, as well. In this case, installing the Linux Mint would completely wipe out everything that's on the hard drive, including Windows XP, for its installation, so there would be no reason to make any room for it.
Really, though, Linux Mint, or even Ubuntu (another Linux based OS), is your only option with your desktop. It's too old to run any other Windows OS, even Windows 7, so your options are very limited, unfortunately. The Linux Mint suggestion was really only so you could continue to use that computer if you wanted to, as continuing to use it with XP is not ideal. Even if you don't do any sensitive things with it, if you used to, it will still have that information in it that can be hacked. That's why it's not even really a good idea to use it for non sensitive things, at this point. But, if you are looking to do something with today's Windows OS, being either Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, it's down to saving for a new computer. Or, depending on how old your laptop is, you may even be able to upgrade that to a new Windows OS at some point.
No need to apologize for asking a question. That's how we learn.
You can download it to your laptop and burn it to the DVD. Make sure that when you right click on the ISO (the file you downloaded), choose "Burn disc image". It's important that the ISO be burned to the disk and not just copied.
For your computer, I would go with 17.1 in Xfce, and in 32bit. This is the leanest of the four flavors and will probably be the one that runs the best on your computer. Plus, 17.1 is best for older computers. Remember, though, once you install it, your Windows XP will be gone forever, though it's not really doing you any good right now, anyway. LOL.
Jezra, our residential linux guru, did develop a working and good lookin' status meter for linux though!That's who it is...Jezra. I was trying to remember who it was that was the Linux guru.
Jezra, our residential linux guru, did develop a working and good lookin' status meter for linux though!That's who it is...Jezra. I was trying to remember who it was that was the Linux guru.
dgjlovette,
I'm glad you were able to install it. Sometimes doing something like that can be a little scary for someone that has never done it, but I'm glad that you were able to do so.
As for the data, you could try Jezra's Linux meter that BirdDog mentioned. I don't know if it will allow you to see the times of the data usage on your refill date, but if I remember it's a pretty decent meter.
Unfortunately, the free upgrade period for Windows 10 is over, but it was only valid for machines running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, so dgjlovette wouldn't have been able to take advantage of it, anyway.
I hope the Linux Mint works well in place of a newer Windows OS. It will probably run better on an older machine than Windows 10 would, too.