I have come to this forum for help. I am no computer expert, so please be patient with me
. For the last year I have been struggling with Vista and it's continual crashes. So now I have made the decision to ditch it and try Ubuntu Linux 8.10. I had it loaded in a new partition so can keep my Vista until I get Ubuntu up and running fully. I have had a look at installing Wine. But to be honest didn't get very far. Can someone give me idot proof directions please 
Thanks Paul
