If you followed the steps in parts one and two you should have in front of you a copy of Puppy Linux on CD and a PC that is set to boot from the CD/DVD drive. If you are not sure about the latter there's an easy way to find out, join us now as we load Puppy for the first time.

Switch the PC on, quickly open the CD/DVD tray and pop in the Puppy CD (if you are too slow it will boot as normal from the hard drive). The first thing you will see you will see is the normal startup message or maker's logo followed by a screen full of text and commands. If nothing happens, or Windows starts see this week's Top Tip.

You can ignore the first screen and after a few second it will be replaced with another screen of text, listing the various components, as they are loaded. 30 seconds or so later a menu appears and asking you to choose your keyboard layout and language. Use the up/down cursor keys to select 'UK qwerty (UK)' and press Enter.

The next screen is the Puppy Video Wizard.

Put a Puppy in your PC, Part 3

Part 2

Part 1