Gonna run VirtualBox and try out ubuntu on that to see if it does what I'm looking for

Hi, I guess I'm looking for an alternative to XP that won't have the same glitches as Windows. I'm an end user, so I'm not interested in an OS that I have to tinker with to get it the way I want. I'm happy enough changing settings and the like, but I'm not into code or programming. I got rid of Inte...

Hi,

Thanks guys. That's an eye-opener. Glad I checked on here before proceeding.

May not be the "right" place to ask, but is there any stable and user-friendly alternatives that I could use on my main computer, that you would reccommend?

Thanks again

Hi, I'm not a computer tech, but I'm fairly confident at trying new things. I'm pi**ed off with Windows and I've been using OpenOffice as an alternative along with Firefox and Thunderbird for some time now. So now I'd like to try a new OS. I've had a look in Newbie section, but can't find an answer ...