binman

tht's how u do it in linux , if u wanna do it in windows try this WinMD5 v2.01, get it here : http://www.blisstonia.com/shareware/WinMD5/

KDE all the way .. no second thoughts ....

hey man , why don't u try RedHat Enterrpise Linux (RHEL) 3.0 AS/WS, works for itanium and amd 64 platforms ... more info here : http://www.redhat.com/software/rhel/comparison/

hey why don't u try Knoppix 3.2 linux ... the live CD version. u can run the OS from the CD without having to install anything on the disk. this way u'll get a good taste and idea of wht linux is all abt and then when u are comfortable with the platform u can move on to another distro like RH9 ,Suse 9 or MDK9, i personally reccocmend 1.> RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.> Suse 9 Pro 3.>Slackware 9.0 . u will find some of the distros on www.linuxiso.com . best of luck 8)