Saab Dastard & Cheerio, thanks for that info.'
I'm going to try a few of the "easier" distro's starting with Suse and Linspire. Once I've tried a few I'll install the one I prefer on all the family's computers (3 desktops & 1 lappy).
Fuji
Quick edit: (Cheerio, I've just downloaded Suse 10.1 Beta 9)