Computer problem..

[77rednecktruck]

@Quik83Z

Scrap Winows and install Linux. I can recommend two different distros: SUSE and UBUNTU. Stay away from junk like RedHat and TurboLinux. SUSE is more polished and refined, more of a corporate issue type of product. UBUNTU is more for the hobbiest, that’s what I have been running.

I was tired of rebuilding my Windows computer every time I let my kids use it, so now I dual-boot between Windows (for adults) and Linux (for the kiddies). Seems like all the virus-infected stuff and nasty spyware is added to sites that kids like to visit (aim buddy icon sites are some of the worst, any sites with cheats for video games are bad also).

Both distros come with FireFox and Gaim. You may have to do a lil work to add Win32 Codecs and MP3 playback (licensing issues) and, heaven forbid, you might learn something new.

I have 2 kids that use windows based pc’s a lot and never had a problem. If people would take 5 minutes to learn how to make windows nice instead of jumping on the “I hate bill gates” bandwagon, they would realize windows is the best OS out there right now. Linux will be better in a few years, but it’s nowhere close to windows right now. I goto game sites and download a bunch of weird shit a lot and I even use ie7 at home, I have no problems with spyware or virus’s.

People just want an excuse to hate on the #1 company in the IT world. Just wait till mac or linux picks up speed and everyone starts writing virus’s for them instead of Microsoft.