Linux installation - please help

From: Neil Hindry (n_nospam_hindry_at__nospam_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/17/05

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    Date: Sun, 17 Jul 2005 14:48:24 +0100

    I wonder if you can help me.

    I have a Dell Inspiron 8200 laptop with an Intel P4 2.2GHz CPU, 40GB HD
    formatted as NTFS and 512MB RAM.

    I wondered if I would be possible to partition my hard drive and setup my
    laptop so that I could boot into Windows XP Pro (which is currently
    installed) or Linux depending on which I wanted to use at the time.

    Is all this possible? If I partitioned my HD would I lose any data that is
    currently on the HD? I was thinking of partitioning the HD into two
    partitions of 20GB each, is that the best way to go about it? How could I
    set it up to enable me to select whether I wanted to boot into Win XP Pro or
    Linux?

    I am very much a novice at Linux; in fact I have never used it before, but I
    will want to get a bit more involved once I know what I am doing.
    Which distribution of Linux do you recommend I go for given all the
    information I have supplied?

    I know I can download Live versions of the different distributions, but can
    I download the full versions that get installed on a HD? Where can I find
    and download the full version of the Linux distribution you recommend for
    me?

    I appreciate all help and information given.

    Thanks!

    Neil

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