re: To all you MS detractors.

"Normal people are not going to wipe their PC and install a new OS .. I wouldn't expect most people to do the same, they don't have the knowledge or the skills"

Installing Linux isn't really that much of a hastle and you don't need to wipe anything, the new installation will most happily make room for itself and dual boot with Windows. Before installing you can run it from the bootable CD just to make sure it works. There's a version given away with the computer mags. You can pick one up at most newsagents/bookshops.

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