[Gamecock]

Thanks! I appreciated it.

I’m going to take of a few files I need and then proceed.

Do I wipe the hard drive first or install on top of Windows? (I’m guessing the former)

[ShadowAce]

Depending on teh distro you choose (I'm really only familiar with Red Hat/Fedora's anaconda installer), the installer should ask you about partitioning (you can probably also choose to let the installer auto-partition your drive), so it pretty much amounts to the same thing.

Anaconda, at least, is smart enough to know you have a Windows partition and can install on any free space you have on the drive, or wipe it out entirely if that is your wish.