Comment 161 for bug 182489

Hi Ubuntu Team your reading this mail all the way from South East Asia Phil..I decided to post this questions here because there is no Linux/Ubuntu community here in my location(Phil. Mindanao).
I have Installed Ubuntu hardy Heron on my compaq c700 presario Laptop as a virtual machine Operating system which enables me to run windows vista starter and Ubuntu hardy heron at the same time,It works but Im having alot of issues with it:
1.Wireless connection is not working!?I have the option to add a wireless networks but Im not finding any network at all.
2.Every Time I launch the Ubuntu hardy as a virtual machine Im getting a High I/O in my harddrive!

And would there be any website, community forums and computer group in the Phil.
 in Mindanao region that I can link with? It seems that Im the only one using Ubuntu in my neigborhood!? and if this system would crash I need perhaps some guidance with it any links or online manual that I can get from the net?
Im new with the system.

The specs of the laptops are

1.5 ram
80 gb harddrive
celeron r processor
wifi adapter atheros(which I think may not support ubuntu not unless theres a driver for it?)