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The problem with Windows, is that there are so many PAINS IN THE BUTT.
Reinstall Linux: needless, but just as easy as the first time. programs get installed along with the OS. Reinstall Windows: oh dear, OEM restore discs only, I have to format my hard drive and lose all my data. then it's a separate process for EVERY program.
Browse the web in Linux: set up connection, open web browser, go Browse the web in Windows: ok first of all I need anti-virus software and antispyware software. Then I need a better web browser than IE.
Working in Linux: it just works Working in Windows: and some spyware's slipped through my defences so I'm being hammerred with popups even though IE's not open. OH FU**! CRASHED! And I last saved ten minutes ago!
Hard disk upgrade in linux: boot into knoppix. cp -Amnt-olddiskmnt-newdisk. fix lilo-grub Hard disk upgrade in Windows: it's a reinstall for you
I switched out of frustration with Winders. I learned to dislike and loathe the people who produce the crap over time thereafter. I started up a...
On Sun, 30 Oct 2005 00:22:04 +0000, AZ Nomad Oh please, NTFS is a *much* better file system than anything offered under Linux. Just...
Monitor's bust! in linux: unplug, hit Ctrl-Alt-F1, get spare monitor, init 3, fix settings, init 5 Monitor's bust! in Windows: don't know but it probably involves at least one reboot.
Yes I agree there are annoyances in Linux. But there are also annoyances in Windows.
-- Tom Wootten, Fresher NatSci, Trinity Hall. oof.trinhall.cam.ac.uk