I want learn linux. I have a Acer notebook with window 7 installed. I want to dual boot it. I want use it to help me understand linux better to get a good choice of a distro.
But I am lost in windows and can't out to duel boot this thing.
It will not let me get to setup.

Windows has no provision for dual boot.

Many Linux distros offer to set up dual boot automatically during an install to a computer that already contains Windows (Ubuntu, Fedora, Mint that I know of; Slackware does not--it expects you do your own partitioning). This involves resizing your Windows partition, so be sure to back up crucial files on the Windows side first.

I have not used this feature. The last time I set up dual boot computers, they were dual booting Windows 95 and Windows 2000.

Edit: Another option would be to try wubi. Still another would be to go whole hog and blow Windows away.

I'm not understanding your question. Have you downloaded a distro, burned it to CD, booted from it, but it doesn't work? If so, we'll need to know which distro and exactly what it does and doesn't do. Any error messages would be most helpful.

If not, then here's a distro chooser to help select one. You can't use Windows setup to install Linux.

I'm dual-booting WinXP and Ubuntu. The guided partitioner in Ubuntu is quite simple to use. Just select how much space to leave for Windows and it does the rest.

The best way to start is to NOT use any dual boot. I'd get some live cd's and learn and decide on those. Then I'd move on to live usb flash drives. See pendrivelinux.com for many how-to's. Then if I had a very good reason (and I don't) I'd dual boot. I use virtual machines. They are simply the best way to run linux if you have a supported new system.

You must download an iso and burn it to a cd. And when i say burn, i mean to burn it as iso. Then go to bios settings and set First Boot Device to CDROM. Place the cd disk inside the tray and reboot. Just follow the instructions. Distros like Linux Mint are really friendly for beginners.

The notebook I have is a 64 bit Ace and I got two disks Slackware 13.1 64 bit and Trisquel 4.0. 64 bit. I got them through the mail not down loads. I want to try the ideas of live distro to see if I can get handle on it and compare the diferent distro. I would love to get a good distro I can like and can learn what I need and want.
There is so damn much to learn linux but thats good.
thanks
P.S. sorry for my unclear writing.