seeking very fast and easy linux distro

so i've been thinking, why use linux when windows does everything i want, i realized that windows is retarded on many things and linux should be much faster and less retarded, altho no games. so i want to dual boot with windows and a very fast linux distro, the linux distro for surfing intarwebz and IMing. so i was thinking slackware, or damn small linux. i just want something that is fast, minimal, and easy to use. ty totse.

my specs:
amd athlon 3200 xp+
768mb ram
ati radeon 9700
MSI KT4a motherboard

[Flaky]

Ubuntu is great for linux n00bs. You can just use the Wubi installer after you get your Ubuntu ISO to install Ubuntu just like a standard windows program.

Wubi Installer: http://wubi-installer.org
Ubuntu ISO: http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

[Prometheum]

If you use slackware as your first distro you'll end up shooting yourself.

Go with Ubuntu or maybe Fedora.

[rabbitweed]

Fedora is not minimal by any stretch of the word.

Puppy linux is good...if you can get it to recognise your hardware. DSL makes a few too many concessions for me (if only they still updated DSL-N, I think 100mb is a better target)

[Prometheum]

Originally Posted by rabbitweed

Fedora is not minimal by any stretch of the word.

Puppy linux is good...if you can get it to recognise your hardware. DSL makes a few too many concessions for me (if only they still updated DSL-N, I think 100mb is a better target)

He never said that drive space was an issue. If he's going for "everything except games", he'll need a real distro.

I think most distos will run about the same if you have the same window manager.
I think its more of a question of how to configure your shit.

ubuntu or xubuntu

[deus-redux]

I'm gonna have to go ahead and recommend Fedora (again). It's just a good general use distro. Just wap through the installer with pretty much the defaults. (except for setting up dual booting)

-deus-