Bob, if you are just a "user" I'd stay with Windows. Don't upgrade if you don't have to. I know a few people that still use Windows 98. They have everything they need and MS is not supporting Win98 anymore. I've always hated XP from the start. I went to a open unvailing they had the the Maxbell and got a free XP Pro. I used it for about a month and went back to Windows 2000. I use 2000 on my laptop, but I run linux on my main machine and on another downstairs. Go to
www.gentoo.org , scoll down about 1/2 way and on the left side it will have "screen shots" Take a look what you can do if you want
There is also Live versions too. They run off the CD. It'll give you a good idea what it is all about. Enough of my ramblings! If I could get rid of Windows I would! But my wife still won't change
Walter