i tried to install ubuntu on it but it didnt work and froze at a screen. i want to try different linux versions but dont know which are good. any suggestions??

you don't have to install it, just boot off the linux CD of your choice & take it for a test drive. List your system specs. IMO, Linux Mint 5.0 is one of the best distros available right now. It's based on Ubuntu but has a more "windows-like" feel. SimplyMEPIS is also good - I believe it's based on Debian (Ubuntu is also based on Debian). PCLinuxOS is another good choice or it's offshoot, SAM Linux. "If my answers frighten you then you should cease asking scary questions" - Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson) in Pulp Fiction

http://www.distrowatch.com http://www.linuxquestions.org/revie... http://www.linux.com/distributions/ http://www.linux.com/distributions/ http://shots.osdir.com/ For a list of live cd's. Ones that I normally run from a virtual machine instead of burning a cd see here. http://www.frozentech.com/content/l... "Best Practices", Event viewer, host file, perfmon, antivirus, anti-spyware, Live CD's, backups, are in my top 10