Ross,

Another point, either you didnt know, or notice, or, then again, maybe you did, is, that with Linux, you have direct contact with the people who actually wrote the operating system.

A lot of the "tallent" that goes into the Linux Distributions, usually "hang out" in the forums, to assist, and see what problems are cropping up. Fabian hangs out here frequently, as does the writter of "Knoppix". In the case of Kanotix, which is a variant of Knoppix, the creator of that OS, Kano, hangs out frequently, as well.

When it comes to Windows Support, it usually comes down to the same thing as trying to find someone in a "Home Depot", whereas, in the "Linux" community, help is only an irc chat, or forum, away... All one has to do is just, ask.

As one final note, Ross. If Knoppix is one of the greatest "recovery" operating systems, just imagine, how good it is as your installed operating system

Ms. Cuddles