From: Charlie Wilkes on
On Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:40:04 -0700, Mike Easter wrote:

> Your main problem is not hardware related, but related to the fact that
> generally speaking default linux distro installs don't enable a lot of
> different mulitmedia codecs and applications because they are
> proprietary and most linux distros are configured to not use proprietary
> tools out of the box.
>
> Linux Mint is an example of a distro which enables lots of multimedia
> with the default install. Ubuntu can easily be enabled to do that
> multimedia but it takes a couple of additional configuration enablings.

I agree that Linux mint would be an excellent choice for a dual boot setup.
But the OP needs to install Windows first, and should only use the Windows
7 Platinum Plus DB Edition. I think I saw it on Newegg for $235 (which is
actually an incredible value, considering what you get).

Other versions might work, but the trick is to keep the the Windows license
server from detecting the competing OS, deleting the Linux partition, and
replacing it with a Steve Ballmer Monkey Dance screensaver.

HTH.

Charlie