Mateo

Ok, then here you go: MEPIS (debian based live cd, easy install, not as pretty as Xandros, but same functionality)

http://www.mepis.org/

or PCLinuxOS (Mandrake based, also a live CD, can upgrade from any mandrake release, includes Mandrake Command Center)

http://www.pclinuxonline.com/pclos/i...9d4e369ccc5f44

or Kanotix (Another Debian Live CD, tries to be bleeding edge, easy to follow installer, pretty much does everything but the dishes-also makes a killer rescue cd)

http://kanotix.com/info/index.php

There are many other Linux distros, but these I have all personally tested and approve of. Great for a quick, easy, functional office/multimedia desktop, with a minimum of fuss.

My favorites are slackware based distros like Vector, SLAX, or Frugalware.

http://www.vectorlinux.com/index.php?menu=1
http://frugalware.org/news.php
http://slax.linux-live.org/

They all are a bit quicker than RPM or Deb based distros, but require much more hands on work to administer.

My thoughts on Xandros are, if its that big of a headache to get it to do what you want it to do.....guess what? Distrowatch has 350 other options.

Root

I forgot - openoffice included in the os install is a must too.

Root

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Mateo

But I didn't. The only one of the above that doesn't include Open Office (1.13 or 1.14) is Slax, which probably wouldn't work for you anyway.