Thanks for your advice. I have tried Zenwalk but I can't get it to find my wired router to access the internet.
I have tried Slax and that does, will give http://mutagenix.org/ a try then instead!
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Do you have only one PC?
Yes I have two PC's, an older one which currently runs in Linux Xubuntu and this is the one I am trying SMS on. The other PC runs with Windows XP.
I loaded the iso disc in my pc and booted with it. After loading lots of stuff it asked me for a user name and password before I could go any further. They are the ones I don't know. I can't get in to ...