No subject

the hpijs driver or hplip. The -cxi variant is listed on
linuxprinting.org as a "paperweight", but the comments below that
disagree with the assessment.

http://www.linuxprinting.org/show_printer.cgi?recnum=HP-deskjet_970cxi
 
> but I manage to 
> get the contencts of the WinXp install  CD in Xubuntu, but what do I 
> need to install this or does the Winxp program need somehow converting 
> into linux language. 

Windows drivers won't help - you need the Linux driver, probably one of
those  I mentioned above. Those drivers are "built in" , so usually it is
just a question of selecting one and activating the printer. Not sure how
this is done in Xubuntu though, as I haven't set up a printer in Xubuntu.
Maybe someone who has will give you more information, or look at

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/
https://help.ubuntu.com/
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/

For Xubuntu you might also look at

https://help.ubuntu.com/6.10/xubuntu/desktopguide/C/index.html

>Also I got Thunderbird email ready to go, but it 
> won't connect, 

Please tell us what you did to configure Thunderbird - it should work fine
for either pop3 ( the usual) or IMAP (less commonly used but probably
alsosupplied by your ISP)

> However, Firefox 2.0 works fine.
> 
> There are heaps more questions, but no doubt I guess there is a website 
> somewhere to consult.

Quite a few, really - to find the linuxprinting URL above I just entered 
Deskjet 970cxi linux 

In Google - it was the first hit :) There is also
http://google.com/linux  (complete with penguin ;-)

> I don't want to be a pest, to you guys/gals.

The idea is that we try to help, and in a month or two, or a year, you
pass on what you learn as well :-) So no, you are not a pest - you are now
a member of the community!  So, welcome to Ubuntu ...

Peter