YES - You can "DUAL BOOT" your machines and it is very straight forward!!!!

Ubuntu will split your hard drive in half . . . leaving all you files intact . . .. Then when you start your computer you will be asked if you would like to start up Ubuntu or Widows.

You download the ISO image of Ubuntu (thats the hardest part simply because it takes awhile) and then you can either burn it to a CD or Create a Bootable Ubuntu USB Flash Drive

You dont even have to install ubuntu to try it out and use it on your laptop . . . simply select TRY IT and you can run Ubuntu straight off your CD . . . you can browse the web and even browse your hard drive (perfect if you need to save your files like pictures ect before a install) ALL WITH OUT TOUCHING YOUR COMPUTER IN ANY WAY!!!!




Linux is customizable you can make it look and feel like ANYTHING YOU LIKE . . . from WinXP to Win7 to Mac OSX or a creation all of your own . . . every part of Linux is customizable . . . and their are tons of free apps . . . (Alot more than Maemo) . . . And the can all be install with a click of a button from the Ubuntu Software center . . . .


If you are new to linux and want the EASIEST WAY to install it from inside windows you can use a little program called WuBi!!!!

Wubi will install Ubuntu just like an other windows App . . . you can dual boot your Wubi Ubuntu/Linux install right along side your current version of windows . . . Simply choice the size you want for your linux partition and click install . . . deside Linux isn't for you . . . you can uninstall it in the Add - Remove program section of windows just like any other Windows App . . . The only down side to Wubi is thier is no other to Uninstall Windows After you discover Linux Rocks!!!!


You can download Wubi Here . . . http://wubi-installer.org/

Enjoy.