OP
I would like a lot of folks to run Linux, however, its not so easy to switch people over. I would appreciate this not being suggested every time an issue is brought up.
Bob3:Better yet, why not switch to Linux so ya don't have to worry about 99.999% of those dang virii & spyware?
I started running Linspire flavored Linux a couple years ago after my "main" computer crapped out, it was intended to be a "temporary" thing 'till I got the Windoze box up & running again, but I never switched back.
It's at least worth checking out, eh? http://linspire.com
There used to be a FREE download of a bootable CD image that will let you run the operating system w/o writing anything to your hard drive. I don't see it listed there now but if anyone is interested in a demo CD of the "Linspire Live" so you can at least get an idea of what it looks like (or to check out your hardware configuration) drop me a PM.