I just finished building my first computer and installed Windows Vista. It is the same copy as on my laptop so it is considered to be not "ginuine". Windows won't allow me to get online so I decided to just give Linux a shot until Windows 7 comes out. I got the ISO file downloaded, burned and installed. For the most part. It is now giving me a "boot load error" and it is giving me the option to edit things I don't even UNDERSTAND. I am a beginner all around and this is especially foreign to me. I tried research and I just cannot comprehend the information I am coming up with. Any suggestions??Well done for going legit!

I think something probably went wrong during installation. You certainly would have needed to tell the installer to nuke and utilise the entire hard drive, and install the boot loader (Grub, probably) in the MBR (default). You COULD try reinstalling, using a different distribution (Ubuntu?) or using Darik's Boot and Nuke on the drive before installing.Thanks for the advice! I will probably try to clean out the drive and install OpenSuse again. It took me forever just to figure out how to make the install disc. Sure. Just bear in mind the above points as you go through the installation questions. Come back for more ASSISTANCE if needed. How do I install the bootloader? can I download it on another computer and create an ISO disc?Configuring the bootloader is included in the installation procedures of Opensuse. Don't know if you've been here but for the sake of other READERS, here's the Installation Guide

But as Rob POINTED out, there might be an error in installation process. Or the DVD itself.