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Originally posted by SiN
i can't answer all your questions, but what i DO know is Knoppix is a linux flavour that will also just run from CD 
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Yep.If you want to play around without installing anything Knoppix (or SuSe LiveEval, which is pretty much the same thing) is the way to go.
On your machine without an OS, I would go with either Mandrake or RedHat (now Fedora Core). Both should be easy to install, configure, and maintain.
For your moms machine, you *can* setup a dual boot, but I would strongly advise against this. If you dont have the Windows install CD to reinstall it, it is a risky process, and isnt the easiest thing to do, especially if you dont have much linux experience. Again, the best thing for that machine is Knoppix or SuSe LiveEval. I havent actually used the SuSe one, but have heard good things about it. I *have* used the Knoppix one, and I love it.