I have a dual boot system, but I rarely use Windows for the very reasons mentioned here. Every wannabe hacker on line wants to write nasty code for it. I use Fedora Linux and don't have nearly the headaches that I do with anything Microsoft. But don't think that because you use Linux you're safe from the aforementioned idiots. It's just that, being "open source", there's no challenge in writing viral script for Linux, and the open code makes it a lot easier to fix. Microsoft, in trying to protect their proprietary code, make it much harder for the average user to recover their systems. That, of course, is what keeps people like "Geek Squad" in business.
Having said all that, I have to admit that I got a bug i can't seem to fix. It's wiped out my windows drive to the point that I think it will be more economical to replace the drive than spend another day working on it. Thank GOD that I'm so quick to back everything up. I shouldn't lose too much of my stuff. And chickens.
Morning Okies!
-Stimp-