[IYAS9YAS]

No system is any safer than the “wetware” sitting at the keyboard!I resemble that remark... Most problems are ID10T and reside between the chair and keyboard. LOL.

I'm not sure about Linux. I guess I need to research it more. We have programs we have to use (Word, Excel) and all of my music files are a concern (most came from cd, but there are a lot from download). I would love to get into Linux buy am not that savvy. Not only that, but it has to be very easy to use for my wife. I also use MSN premium for e-mail as that it what came with my DSL service.

Thanks for the information!

[ShadowAce]

I'm not sure about Linux.

OpenOffice under Linux can default to 2003 versions of Word,Excel etc, if they are not overly complex.

I run my entire music collection under Linux without any problems. Of course, I do not have any .wma files. They are all .mp3 or .ogg format.

My wife and kids all use the linux box I set up for them and they have no issues with it at all.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

I posted a thread that had information as to why Unix, BSD,..Mac and Linux distros were much safer than Windows....

See this:

How to get down off a duck ( why Linux is inherently more secure than Windows.)