[fremont_steve]

Raymond,

Just a suggestion - maybe you might want to try Ubuntu Linux? The cost is right, and if the system is already trashed - why not overload it with another OS?

[adorno]

Just a suggestion - maybe you might want to try Ubuntu Linux?

Linux would not solve his apparent hardware problem. Linux is never a solution to any computing problem, unless you're a techie who still loves to be hands on with the command line and feels comfortable with compiling and re-compiling and reconfiguring things. Linux may be very capable, but, it's not a very user-friendly OS; not at all. (And, btw, I have tried many of those Linux distros, and continue to be disappointed).