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uhhh... I think you mean 3 feet high.

All of the popular linux distributions (SUSE, Mandrake, Fedora etc.) will let you modify partitions during the installation.
A bootloader allows you to chosse which operating system you want to boot.
It is set up during the installation of linux.

Ya but I don't think the linux distros come with a program that will modify your partitions without deleting your data.

I mean the easiest way to boot linux/windows is to have 2 HDs and then select which one to boot to in the BIOS. But if you only have one HD then you will need some individual partitions and since he has windows installed and he's dual booting he probably doesn't want to reinstall it after his data gets wiped.

It started to sound easy but partition magic isn't enough? Is pm a freeware? Why do I need a bootloader?

PM isn't freeware but you can get it on bittorrent in 5 seconds. You need a bootloader to choose which operating system you want to load. I don't know much about them but when I installed gentoo I needed a boot partition (make it like 30 megs, located at the beginning of the HD is best), a partition for linux, and a swap partition. It sounds complicated but once you read the appropriate documentation for the version of linux you want to install it's will be more understandable.
   Basically your boot loader will be run from the Master Boot Sector of the HDD. It will then ask you what you want to run (Windows or Linux).

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For the guy who wanted the dual boot....
Get Partition Magic and you can divide your HD's partitions easily. You will need a bootloader though like Grub. When you set up your linux partition, you will need a swap partition too. You can look up how to set up partitions for a linux installation on the net anywhere.