Tuttle,

Thanks for your advice. I went back to the site and somehow by some navigation I ended up at an FTP page which has the following address:

ftp://mirror.mcs.anl.gov/pub/mandrak...iso/2007.0/CD/

I can see the 'iso's for 4 CD files of type i586 in the list which comes up, each apparently around 700 MB in size. I am assuming that matches my situation?

Am I being simple-minded, or can I download (copy) those 4 CD files directly to my hard drive from where I might install Linux? That would be my first preference. I might later consider burning CD files.

I appreciate your feedback. Please correct my thinking; I have programmed on large computers, and also I have used Windows operating systems for years, however, I am new in the Linux stage.

Many thanks,

Joe (originally form Perth)