On 5/3/2011 4:59 PM, dave wrote:
On 5/3/2011 12:14 PM, John Smith wrote:
On 5/3/2011 11:16 AM, dave wrote:
Go to a real news stand and search the computer mags for Linux magazines
with "live CD/DVD" enclosed. They usually have several versions you can
play with without messing up your existing installation.

http://www.linuxjournal.com/content/...puppy-linux-52

Don't most distros have live cds? Download your favorite flavor:

http://distrowatch.com/

A live cd of ubuntu is probably best for most newbies:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/LiveCD

Regards,
JS

Larry's WebTV has no CD burner.

Yeah, he might have to use a virtual/clone-drive and mount the file ...
or he might want to create a usb pendrive to install from ... etc

Regards,
JS