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for some people, in the long run, you are correct about less problems TOTAL
but installing a new OS, learning to use this OS, finding installing programs to replace those you know, and learning to use them
is not quicker or easier for Most people
for most dealing with the occasional malware or virus is easier than starting over
but installing a new OS, learning to use this OS, finding installing programs to replace those you know, and learning to use them
is not quicker or easier for Most people
for most dealing with the occasional malware or virus is easier than starting over
powderman426 wrote:drsteve wrote:
powderman426, many people on this forum don't know the difference between a downloaded file and a drive partition. Asking them to install and run Linux, even with the user-friendly distros available today, is unrealistic.
I can appreciate your thoughts on the matter, but installing a new operating system is much easier than trying to deal with anti-malware or anti-virus installation or use especially when having to make modifications to the registry which is often necessary after being infected. If anyone has questions about how to make the transition, I will be happy to help where I can, and point them to a more knoweledgable source when I can't. To continually deal with having to cleanup your system everytime you get hit is much harder than correcting the problem at the source.:B
