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Before anyone asks, I have XP on my system because that's what it came with. I was a complete novice when I bought this system. Rest assured, when it comes time to update to Longhorn, it'll be Linux for me.

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is it not possible that in the first 6 months (as a novice) that mistakes you made may have contributed to the problems you had. i was a complete novice when i got my first computer and believe me in the first 6 months i made mistakes, mainly by trying to run before i had learned to walk. and i congratulate you on learning so much about computers in less than a year. I don't toe any party line if i don't like something i'll get rid of it. but i haven't had that many problems with microsoft and most problems i have had have been my own doing. i use slimbrowser simply because it has more functions than IE not because IE is a problem. I've also noticed that there is a tendency these day's to attack anything that is successful. so as far as toeing the party line goes you are as guilty as anyone, but the line you are toeing relates to the tall poppy syndrome, as soon as something or someone becomes successful, chop it down.

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