If you're new to Linux I'd recommend Mandrake 10.1. I recently installed it and I love it. Never really liked the "easy" distros before, I'm more of a Gentoo/Slackware guy, but there is something really nice about this one.
I do believe that the installationprogram for most modern distros lets you resize partitions so you can install Linux on the same harddrive as windows. Of course, I'd recommend you install it on a separate harddrive is possible, just to avoid any accidents. (Believe me, I've had a few...)
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