Now I know you've had a bad experience with Linux but
I want to share the following.

Since moving to Slackware Linux some three to five weeks ago
I've gotten it completely configured to my tastes
and needs.

It's everything Windows pretends and aspires to
but it's here now, it works and it's rock stable.

Working at the command line in console is where it's at however
being something of a perfectionist I've optimised the Windows like
GUI as well.

I've Noatun which plays DVD movies as well as all the video 
file formats and MP3  files as well.

True point and click in the Konqueror browser.

About the only thing _lacking_ here is ActiveX runtime environment
allowing web page based multimedia files to self actuate and run.

I can easily add this capabiltity however have decided not to
do so as it's a huge security risk.

That said once I get a better hard drive setup in the computer 
case I do intend to add ActiveX but only to a seperate user 
account in isolation to access but one web site thus sparing 
me the security risks posed.

I may not even have to crack the case to install the new hard drive
as it sits there already intended as backup on a second I/O controller.

I can render the primary drive unbootable and inactive while making
what's now a backup drive the primary one set active and bootable.  

I'm not saying it's all that easy as the syntax is at first very intimidating.
In fact it's not for many.  
But you can beat it into submission and after that it's 
a very smooth and easy ride.

 

... Now using Linux Slackware 10.2
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