Insert the SimplyMepis disc in your drive and reboot your computer. Simple menu choices will quickly load SimplyMEPIS Linux allowing you to login. You'll have a SimplyMEPIS desktop just as it would be when you install it to your hard drive. Test the included software, see if it supports all your hardware, and assure that your internet connection works. You can also use SimplyMEPIS as a recovery CD for troubleshooting computers and providing the tools to save your valuable data.

SimplyMEPIS arrives with a complete choice of the best of programs necessary for most people's productivity. But, if you want more, SimplyMEPIS Linux doesn't limit you. Thousands more software packages are available for free from the MEPIS and Ubuntu repositories and are easily installed using a package manager, such as Synaptic or KPackage.

Whether or not you run a business, you need office software. SimplyMEPIS includes the award winning OpenOffice.org with word processor, spreadsheet, and presentation software. OpenOffice.org provides excellent compatibility with MS-Office, and supports open document format. SimplyMEPIS also includes Thunderbird and KMail email clients, Firefox and Konqueror browsers, chat, Skype, GIMP Image Editor, and a host of other useful programs.

SimplyMEPIS doesn't leave out the fun, either. Play games like Tux Racer and KSudoku, watch videos with Real Player, surf the internet, and play your favorite music with Amarok. Connect your iPod to your computer to organize songs, or connect your digital camera to organize and edit photos with one of the pre-installed photo editors. You can also connect to chat networks like Yahoo or ICQ and stay in touch with relatives and friends via free internet telephony with Skype.

SimplyMEPIS hardware detection takes care of installing drivers for you. It checks on every boot for new hardware, then loads the right driver. SimplyMEPIS also makes it easy to manage your system with the unique MEPIS Tools found in the System Configuartion (Settings).

As with any other Linux distribution, there can be unexpected problems. SimplyMepis isn't perfect, but they're getting close. There are several reliable ways to deal with problems and issues in SimplyMEPIS.

The MEPIS community is the best and most helpful you can find. Compared to other technical support sites, you'll find good information, tips and solutions to SimplyMEPIS problems, as well as a wonderfully supportive and friendly group of people. We encourage and welcome you to take part in this community and share the knowledge you gained with other users of SimplyMEPIS.

MEPIS is continually working to assure the fitness, finish, and overall quality of their product. They understand that computers should help, not hinder, in what you have to do. Your experience with SimplyMepis should be a totally positive one. Your work should be enjoyable and your desktop should work perfectly and look seamless. MEPIS pursues that goal tenaciously, and that makes you the winner.

SimplyMEPIS 7.0 most important features:

• Updated Linux kernel 2.6.22.14 with security patches
• Updated packages and drivers include: Xorg 7.1.0, KDE 3.5.8, OpenOffice 2.3.0, Firefox 2.0.0.11, Thunderbird 2.0.0.6, Digikam 0.9.2, Sun Java 6.00, Amarok 1.4.7, mplayer 1.0.rc1, fuse driver 2.7.0, ntfs-3g 1.710, madwifi-ng Atheros driver 0.9.3.2, wpa-supplicant 0.6.0, ALSA sound drivers 1.0.15, libglib2.0 2.14.0, libgtk2.0 2.10.13, QT 4.3.1-1, acroread 7.0.9-0, icaclient 10.6-1, evolution 2.10.3, NVIDIA driver 100.14.19-1, NVIDIA legacy drivers 1.0.9639 and 1.0.7185, AMD fglrx driver 8.43.2-1, libgnome2 2.18.0, compiz 0.6.3, and compiz-fusion 0.6.0.
• New desktop theme and detailed user manual, both developed and contributed by the MEPIS community.