It is and not difficult to install or use. I ask questions on two levels, to initially gauge your IT skills/knowledge and to get a bit of an understanding of what your environment is. This will help me in providing a suitable level of info.
Don't bother with those discs, download the latest Ubuntu disc from
Ubuntu Home Page | Ubuntu
Burn the disc ISO to CD( that is not burn teh single file, use Nero or whatever to burn a disc image which is what the ISO file is (think a sort of zip file of a complete CD, Nero will 'unpack it' onto the disc)
Boot from this disc (set your bios to boot from CD before HD if its not already )
This will start a ubuntu environment running from CD. (it will be slow due to CD being a lot slower than HD). there is an install icon on teh desktop, run that and follow teh instructions. Its sensible to do a full defrag in Windows before starting to ensure the data is optimised on your HD.
If you have access to another 'net' PC I'm happy to walk you through it over instant messaging.
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