I'm using windows 98se, i have tried linux but it cannot do the things that i want it to do-- games mostly. I give trangsaming 5 bucks a month even though i don't us elinux in the hopes that they will make linux games work. XP is a giant POS bloatware and I don't like it or the spyware that comes with it.

Why microsoft doesn't bother to ask if people just want a solid smaller footprint os i have no idea? Think XP shell pared to the bone. I might even buy that OS.