I use Ubuntu, myself. I rather like it. This site here ( http://www.psychocats.net/ubuntu/index ) has great information and tutorials on using ubuntu for a windows-native. It's primarily intended for ubuntu, but has some foray into KDE and XFCE.
One thing I would like to note: If you're looking to do a "traditional" dual-boot, with repartioning your HHD and installing GNU Grub (the bootloader), I would warn you it is impressively difficult to fully remove ubuntu without a lot of work reinstalling the windows bootloader. If you aren't sure you want to keep this, I'd suggest using the Windows Ubuntu Installer (WUBI). If you -do- want to repartition, and you're not using a LTS version, you may want to create a separate /home partition so you can do clean installs with (near) impunity and keep (almost) all your personal files. The OS is installed at the system root, aka /, but most user files and documents are stored under /home/. So if you have /home located on another partition you can wipe out / and reinstall it fresh without touching /home (as long as you tell the installer to use that partiton as /home).
I've done this many times, myself, so I'd be happy to give further instruction should you wish it.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI
One thing I would like to note: If you're looking to do a "traditional" dual-boot, with repartioning your HHD and installing GNU Grub (the bootloader), I would warn you it is impressively difficult to fully remove ubuntu without a lot of work reinstalling the windows bootloader. If you aren't sure you want to keep this, I'd suggest using the Windows Ubuntu Installer (WUBI). If you -do- want to repartition, and you're not using a LTS version, you may want to create a separate /home partition so you can do clean installs with (near) impunity and keep (almost) all your personal files. The OS is installed at the system root, aka /, but most user files and documents are stored under /home/. So if you have /home located on another partition you can wipe out / and reinstall it fresh without touching /home (as long as you tell the installer to use that partiton as /home).
I've done this many times, myself, so I'd be happy to give further instruction should you wish it.
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The Master said: "It is all in vain! I have never yet seen a man who can perceive his own faults and bring the charge home against himself."
>Analects: Book V, Chaper XXVI