Right, in the next day or two I’m going to set up a Linux system (Ubuntu) on my PC, using a dual-boot system (so I can still access Windows). Now, I’ve got quite a lot of experience in IT, but this is (to me) a bit daunting. First step (and this is what I’m worried about, losing my Windows programs and files) is to set up a partition. Second step will then be to install Ubuntu.
I suspect this will take some time; I’ll update here later as to how I got on.