Hello, I don't know if this was discussed before but have you seen Mandrakes GPL-tools? http://www.linux-mandrake.com/diskdrake/ http://www.linux-mandrake.com/harddrake/ http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/drakx.php3 IMHO Mandrake Linux is most easy to install for newbies. Regards, Max Moritz Sievers