I am thinking about installing ubuntu but i dont want to loose all of my windows applications and files. I was wondering if it was possible to use both on the same computer?
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Yes, it's called Dual Booting. Have a look at "The definitive dual-booting guide: Windows 7, Linux, Vista and XP step-by-step" on http://apcmag.com/the_definitive_dualbooting_guide_linux_vista_and_xp_st...
...Or you can install Ubuntu inside Windows, like a Windows app using "Wubi". Look at http://wubi-installer.org/
...Or you can use a LiveCD to try things. This will boot entirely from your CDRom and leave your Hard Drive ENTIRELY untouched. For a list of LiveCDs look at http://www.livecdlist.com/
...One of the features of a LiveCD is that all your settings disappear when you remove the CD. However, you can put a LiveCD on a USB stick. IF you go with the description "persistent" you can save your settings and changes to the stick. Look at http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
...Or you can install Linux to an external Hard Drive - the kind with moving platters. Pendrivelinux tells you how