[MikeTbob]

Originally Posted by Dapper Dan

We bought our EEE PC with Linux and boy was that a mistake. It doesn't allow me the pleasure of running defrag, Spybot, Adaware, Norton or McAffee. I so miss having to pay for one of the last two. In fact, the stupid thing comes with an entirely free word processor and a host of other costless apps. It never gets viruses, Trojans, Worms and the like, and no matter how hard I try, the Firefox web browser refuses to get trashed by a browser hi-jacker or miningware. This thing is no fun at all.

SNAP out of it Dan, it was just a bad dream, you're still a Linux user! heh

[i.want.the.eee.pc]

Guys, please!! K, i'm leaving so please email me at candyguurl@gmail.com. thanks so much for your help - ill really appreciate it.

[danbuter]

You can download pretty much every distro worth having for free from their websites. Check out distrowatch.com.

[Dapper Dan]

I don't normally share PM's out on the main board, but in this case, thought my response to i.want.the.eee.pc's PM to me might possibly be informative for anyone else reading this who may have the same questions as i.want.the.eee.pc seems to have. I won't post his/her PM to me, but some of what he/she asked necessarily has to be included:

No, I was being cynical.

I don't recommend operating systems to anyone as a rule, I can only tell you the advantages of Linux over Windows, which I cynically pointed out in my post.

Please read the linked article in my signature, "Linux is not Windows." It will help you understand the differences between the two. If you insist on running the exact apps you list in Linux, then you REALLY need to read that article. For most Windows applications and programs, there are a number of Linux alternatives that run equally as well, if not better. The EEE PC with Linux is mind numbingly simple to operate, provided the user doesn't expect it to do more than it is intended to do. I suggest you research it yourself and see if it fulfills your needs. If not, then use Windows. Good luck!

[anupbaruah]

What do you mean by get one PC with a Windows XP operating system specified or a Linux ????

Its upto you what OS you want to install, you can install anyone , or dual boot, or VM Ware it so that you can use Linux on Windows, choice is upto you, my personal preference is : LINUX off course