PC Tech Thread

recently I started having issues. I asked the question about correcting it on the Any questions thread but i think i need more detailed guidance.

My laptop is struggling to play movies both online and offline.
It is a 64bit win 7; 2gig ram; Intel Core 2 CPU T7200@2GHz machine.

I was recommended that i upgrade the RAM and the OS. So far, Ive ordered the RAM (4gigs). but now I would like to move over to Linux OS like Ubuntu or Mint.

I have tried to understand what the fuck im supposed to do, but as im not IT I cant figure it out.

Please can you help:-)

Ubuntu's pretty easy nowadays.

I'd download 12.04 and follow the instructions for making a USB stick version here http://www.ubuntu.com/download/help/create-a-usb-stick-on-windows

Plug it in and boot your PC (you may need to change the boot order if it doesn't boot off the USB stick).

If everything works fine (particularly Wifi, screen resolution, battery meter, sound, printer, etc) then, from the Ubuntu desktop choose to install and it'll go onto your PC.