"Now I want to ask u a question: do u see linux as an alternative to
windows??? (I mean if my windows give me problems, i go and install Linux?)"

Definatley Mandrake and Redhat are good choices so is Knoppix and
Libranet & though the developers don't offer a free iso anymore Libranet
in my opinion still a great newbie distro www.libranet.com it's based on
Debian with a really simplistic install because Knoppix and Libranet are
Debian you never have to worry about upgrading just type
apt-get upgrade and it fetches the latest release.

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