🚀 go-pugleaf

I'm not a guru, but I'd suggest the following, as Linux includes lilo -
a boot manager which is not pretty, but works well and reliably (like
everything else in Linux). There are a lot of other boot managers around
and I can't remember whether Mandrake includes a fancier one, or not, as
well.

If I were you, I'd pick up a CD of Linux-Mandrake v. 7.1. It's probably
less than $10 in the States and only around $15(Aus) in Australia. It's
much better than Red Hat for strugglers like you and me.  Boot Windows
and the CD will probably auto-boot. If not, look at it and fire it up
and follow the instructions. It's accepted that most Linux users also
have a Windows partition, so it will help you to re-partition your hard
drive and install a boot manager so that you can regress to Windows if
you miss the blue screen of death. After a while, you'll probably dump
your Windows partition, but I wouldn't be in a hurry to until you're
happy with Linux and have all the alternative software running to your
satisfaction.

Good luck.

By the way, I discarded Windows quite a while ago and haven't missed it
at all. I'm not against it - if you like that sort of thing. It's OK for
yuppies, but it's certainly not designed for thinking people.

		.....Bob.