[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"So, why exactly am I disgruntled with Windows??"

Insecurity, susceptibility to viruses and malware, poor multiuser support, increasingly intrusive content-licensing facilities, bloat, cost. If you're still running Win98, you are seriously insecure. Unfortunately, upgrading to XP or Vista means a new computer, usually. But you can rejuvenate your old computer with something like PCLinuxOS for free, and it'll be secure and fast.

[Zuben Elgenubi]

ping for later reading to upgrade the old IBM Pentium 166