Moving from XP to Linux

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I'm considering changing from Windows XP to a Linux OS on my HTPC / music server system.

System is

Asus CSM onboard Nvidia 6150 GFX (disabled) and 430 chipset
ATI X300 PCI-E
M-Audio Revolution 5.1
Microsoft remote/IR receiver
Squeeze box 3 server software
Media Portal HTPC front end
Bittorrent
Email (Outlook Express) and Opera browser
Music collection is MP3, OGG, MPC and FLAC
Video collection AVI, Xvid and Divx codecs, Realtime.
DVD-Video playback required

What Linux build ISO should I download? I have Red Hat Linux 8 or 9 here. Should I use that or use another? Regarding "updates" I've read something about re-compling the kernal, this sounds complicated. Is there a simple OS update utility? Will all the hardware above be supported? All the hard drives are partitioned as NTFS (with data on them) Does Linux read NTFS partitions, or would I have to move the data onto another drive with a partition that Linux reads prior to the Linux install? Is FAT32 supported in Linux?
 
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Ok had a quick search, downloading

ubuntu-6.06.1-desktop-i386.iso
mythplugins-0.20a.tar.bz2
mythtv-0.20.tar.bz2
SlimServer_v6.5.0.noarch.rpm

Having a problem with ATI X300, Nvidia 430 chipset, and M-Audio Revolution 5.1 Linux drivers (want everything burnt onto a CD-R so ready after a fresh Linux install)

I take it email (http, pop and hotmail support), video/audio playback software is included? Windows Media Player (for movies) Winamp (for music) type applications? Also any recommendations for bittorrent software?
 
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hmm think I'll stick to Windows then, full support on the soundcard is paramount (use digital out and need DD & DTS SPDIF output) with ASIO support. I need to do a fresh Windows install, I'll try out Linux, if it doesn't work I'll just wipe it and put XP back on. :( Linux seems great, but I had problems installing Red Hat onto a laptop too (unsupported hardware)

Do I need these Linux drivers for the ATI?
https://support.ati.com/ics/support/KBAnswer.asp?questionID=1176
 
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