[Openurmind]

Right on! Are you going to install it over your windows as dual boot so that you can still go grab stuff from your windows folders while booted in Linux? Or install it as just a Linux only machine?

[upchuck]

Are you going to install it over your windows as dual boot so that you can still go grab stuff from your windows folders while booted in Linux?

That's the plan.

Alternatively I'm considering Linux 'only' with Win 7 running in a virtual machine.

We'll see. I have no experience with a virtual machine.

Doing a bunch of Internet research.