i am looking for help deciding on a distro. i am using winxp, and need to remain doing so for now. i have never partitioned b4 so ease in doing/learning that would be a plus. i am using a dell dimension 4550 w/ 512 ram, nvidia geforce videocard, and creative labs audigy II platinum ex soundcard. i have been trying to do this for some time now,so would like to begin the process asap, so one that could be totally downloaded and installed with no mail involved is cool. and of course....if i can get it for free without sacrificing quality or convenience(in comparison to other distros) i would like to do that.....all opinions and advice are appreciated thank you guys