Debian Problem

[MarkW7]

I'm trying to install debian desktop on a Dell Optiplex GX1,

500MHz,
512mb RAM
2gb <partitioned> for debian.

But the desktop installation keeps failing, its a net cd and the standard system, (server) works but not the desktop enviroment.

It gets to the end and errors, some items wern't install system something.
Any ideas?

 

[MarkW7]

Ah, its an old machine and im dualing it with XP - on an 8gb hdd

Do you think i could squeeze them both on?

 

[MarkW7]

I can get it into debian terminal so is there a way from there to get a light windows manager installed and then get it into dekstop enviroment, KDE maybe?
Gnome may be too much.