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Ok, thank you. I have an Intel Pentium 4 processor, so I'll use the i386 file.

I am downloading the FreeSBIE version of Linux. Do you have any idea which files to burn on the CD? I am downloading the entire directory from the FTP site.

I've never called myself a "computer expert" but I have had the job title "computer specialist". I have worked on computers for other companies, and accomplished more than many IT departments have. I've installed an entire network for one business, and also upgraded their computers from Windows ME to Windows XP. For another business, I recovered all the files from a hard drive after the operating system was accidentally deleted. One time, a company sent me their computer because they believed that the hard drive had overheated. They also seemed to have lost all of their files. My first accomplishment was finding out why the computer overheated. For some odd reason, it didn't have a cooling fan! After that, I ran some recovery software. I was able to recover many of the files that were on the computer. I burned all of those files on some CDs, and gave them to the company. I also explained that they should buy a cooling fan for their system. There was also a time when I received a phone call from another company. They were having problems with their modem, and an IT department came and tried to figure it out. The IT department didn't know what the problem was. They called me, and it only took about 5 minutes for me to fix it over the phone line. They only needed to make a few changes in the Control Panel. I once used Remote Connection to connect to another person's computer. They said that their computer was moving slow, so I ran a spyware scan. I removed over 1,000 spyware files from their computer! These are just a few of the things I have done. I don't know. I also own an Internet advertising company that gets thousands of visitors every day. The numbers are almost the same as my ghost pictures web site. I did use the Homestead QuickSite builder, although none of my web sites are QuickSites. I designed all of my web sites myself.

Ok, this doesn't make sense. A web site comes up with all these things that aren't compatible with the browser that almost everyone uses. However, they are compatible with a browser that very few people use. Let me make a comparison that will show how silly this is. At the current time, almost all people drive gasoline powered cars. Now, let's say that someone finds a way to make a car run using water. However, there are very few people that drive these water-powered cars. An independent group suddenly decides that water-powered cars is the new standard. Somebody opens a gas station that only sells water. When most of the people, who are driving gasoline cars come to the water station, their cars won't work with the water. Anyway, I'll try to find a free download of a Linux operating system. I'll install it on an old hard drive I haven't used in a long time. My web site host uses Microsoft IIS.

I'm not exaggerating at all. The proof is at any computer forum that has a section for Linux users. There are so many people asking how they get a certain program working with Linux. If they just used Windows XP, they wouldn't be having these problems. When are people going to learn that IE is the standard? I have the statistics to prove it. I own a web site, and it gathers information about each visitor. Here are the browser statistics from a ghost picture web site I own: Microsoft Internet Explorer 6-72% Firefox 1-16% Microsoft Internet Explorer 5-3% Safari 41-3% Netscape Navigator 7-1% Firefox 0-1% Opera 7-1% Safari 31-1% Opera 8-1% Netscape Navigator 8-1% Here are the statistics for the operating systems of my visitors: Windows XP-74% Windows 98-10% Windows 2000-8% Mac OS (Power PC)-4% Windows ME-3% Windows NT-1% Linux-1% I actually own many more web sites. The numbers are almost the same for all of them. In fact, one of my web sites said that 80% of the visitors use Windows XP. All of the sites say that less than 1% of the visitors use Linux. Why should web site owners worry about such a small number of people that decided to stop using IE and start using something else?

What are you talking about? Press ctrl+alt+del in Windows XP and click on the processes tab. You can terminate any process.

I like to play games on the computer, and many of my favorite games aren't available on Linux. 3-D games like Need For Speed, SimCity, and many others only work with Windows XP. When I see a good program that I can download from the Internet, I wouldn't want to worry about whether or not it will work with Linux. I would rather use Windows XP, because it will probably be compatible with any program I want. I have been on many forums that are about computers. There are always people asking, "Where can I get a Linux patch for this program?" Normally the answer is, "There isn't one." I just don't understand why people would want to worry about this when Windows XP seems to work fine. I think that Pangloss did an excellent job explaining why Windows XP is so stable:

I'm not a Microsoft fanboy. In fact, I think the Xbox is junk. I just think Windows XP is the best operating system. Not only is the kernel stable, but it includes many extras that most operating systems don't have. I think the GUI looks better, and it is easier to repair with system restore. Also, the Windows Media Player is nice. The best part is that Windows XP actually works with most programs. Do you really want to go to the store, and look on the system requirements of each program until you finally find one that works with Linux?

IE 7 is coming soon, and it will have tabbed browsing with many other things. I was aware of what they meant when they said "6.x". My point was they shouldn't have referred to the version "6.x" because there have been so many changes since the first IE 6 and the newest IE 6. It doesn't make sense to group every IE 6 problem together, because most of those problems have been fixed in the newer versions. I am not a newbie, I am a computer specialist. There are many ways to customize Windows components without installing or uninstalling programs. Just make some edits in the system registry. You can edit almost anything in Windows. If you know what you are doing, you can change the GUI and give Windows XP a completely new look. I'm not talking about just changing the themes in the Control Panel, but you can actually replace the entire Luna GUI. If you aren't a very advanced Windows user, you can download free tweak programs from Microsoft's web site. However, if you are a very advanced user you can modify almost anything. You can even change some of the error messages to say funny things. Just to warn everyone, make sure you backup your registry before attempting anything major. If you mess up your registry, you will have a lot of trouble fixing the operating system.

I'm really not sure. I don't have AOL, but I see separate links for AOL users all the time. I did use the AOL browser on somebody else's computer before. I don't remember which web site I was trying to access, but I was unable to access it with AOL. I had to minimize it, and use IE.

The main reason many people hate Microsoft is because they don't want to pay for a nice operating system and computer. They would rather buy a cheap low-quality product, and then complain about the stuff that is better than what they have. Either you don't want to buy Windows XP, or you already bought Windows XP but your computer won't work with Windows XP. When I first bought Windows XP, I installed it on my old computer. It was slow, and seemed to have a lot of problems. However, I didn't go around complaining about Windows XP. I started saving my money, then I bought some more RAM and a new hard drive. Now it works perfectly in my old computer. It is fast and stable. It didn't cost too much money. I paid about $300.00 for everything, and installed everything myself. I don't understand why you seem to have a problem with me being a creationist. I have nothing against you for your religion, so I don't know why you are against mine. I've stated some of my opinions in other threads, but I've never tried to push my religious beliefs on other members. I would appreciate the same respect. The fact that I like Windows XP has nothing to do with my religion. I am a Computer Specialist, so I have had a lot of experience with Windows XP. I have discovered that "Windows XP problems" are usually issues with other software, or the hardware inside the computer.

Why? You are the one that wants a crappy operating system. If Linux was so good, they would be installed on new PCs. I think that PC manufacturers would know which operating system is best for their system. Almost all of them select Windows XP. If everything I am saying is crap, it is strange that so many PC manufacturers seem to agree with me.

I do know some Linux facts. The Linux kernel itself is very simple, and does not have nearly as many features as Windows XP. Unless you were talking about the companies that added on to Linux, and sell it for a profit under another name. I've heard that most of those operating systems have tons of compatibility issues. I would still recommend Windows XP.

Yes, Windows XP Service Pack 2. It's very stable, and I've never had it freeze. When a program become unstable, I just press ctrl+alt+del and end the task. I've never had a single problem with the operating system. One time I accidentally deleted some operating system files, but I used system restore and repaired them. I didn't lose any documents or programs. I don't think Linux has anything like that. The only recent Windows operating system that was very bad was Windows ME. IE is an excellent browser. Every browser has security issues, but Microsoft has WindowsUpdate.com where you can download fixes. Most companies that make browsers don't take the time to update their browsers. Netscape rarely releases any type of updates, and they are one of the worse browsers. Almost all web sites work perfectly with IE. When I tried Netscape, I was unable to enter a chat room that worked fine with IE. When I tried Firefox, I was having trouble accessing StormPay's claim center. When you try these poorly designed browsers, you will always come across web sites that don't work right. Do I even need to mention all the problems AOL members have? Have you noticed that some links say, "Click Here" and then there is a separate link that says, "AOL Users Click Here"? That is because IE can load the web site, and AOL can't. The same thing happens with all other browsers. I own several web sites, and I don't even take the time to make sure my sites work with other browsers. Web site owners shouldn't have to worry about people downloading other browsers when IE comes with almost all computers.

Yes, I did read the article. It is full of lies. Microsoft's Windows XP operating system and IE are not full of bugs. Microsoft fixes any bugs they find immediately, and post the updates on WindowsUpdate.com. Windows XP is very stable, and rarely crashes. The problem is always bad software installed on a computer, or a bad computer. If somebody buys a Celeron processor, it isn't Microsoft's fault that somebody's computer is too cheap to run Windows XP. These users have to find a low-quality operating system like Linux before their computer can run correctly. Linux does not have very many features, so it doesn't take a good computer to run it. Microsoft includes many features in Windows XP, so you need a good computer for Windows XP to operate properly. A bad computer is like a AA battery. It may power a little flashlight, but it isn't going to power an entire house. I would like you to name one bug that you know is in the latest version of IE.

I actually think that Windows XP is the best operating system available. It is compatible with almost all programs, and it is very stable. If you are having problems, there is probably a virus or spyware on your computer. I have Windows XP on my Compaq computer, and it has never frozen on me. The good thing about Linux is that it is free. Other than that, I can't think of any advantages. Many programs won't work with Linux, and the tasks that are easy with Windows, take a long time to do in Linux. I would recommend staying with Windows. You should also go back to IE. Many web sites don't work with other browsers. In fact, FireFox just leaked out the passwords of their members! They were too lazy to apply a security patch! Check out: http://news.zdnet.com/2100-1009_22-5790030.html?tag=nl.e589 Have you upgraded to Service Pack 2 for Windows XP yet? It fixed a lot of problems with Windows and IE.

You aren't changing the atom. You are just making it larger so people can study it.

I took Advanced Physics class. I also received an award for being the "Most Dedicated Physics Student" in the entire school.

I know this is impossible, but if there was a way to shrink really small, what would happen if you touched an atom? Would it be like a solid metal, or would it be more like electricity? I know the electrons would be like electricity, but what about the nucleus? Also, if you shrank to a size where atoms are the size of basketballs, would you be able to pick up an atom? If you dropped an atom on a solid surface, would it bounce? What would the other properties of the atom be? How would it look and feel like? Would it have any type of smell?

It is believed that dogs can detect when humans are about to die. I've heard so many people say that their dog acts very upset before someone else who lives in the house dies. Sometimes the death is unexpected, like a heart attack.

It just looks like a computer generated image. The coloring is most likely incorrect, and it may not be as detailed as a real image. It is still an amazing scientific discovery. The scientists did something important, I won't doubt that. However, it isn't the same as a photo.

Ok, they were taken by a type of microscope. I meant that the images were obtained using another type of technology. The actual image was made by a computer using the data from the equipment. The image is not actual light reflecting off the atoms. Sorry YT2095, next time I post in this thread, I'm really going to try to talk about your questions.

Thank you for the link to that article, it was interesting. I still don't understand how the scientists got their information. They made all of their calculations based on the fact that the universe is 13.7 billion years old. However, they never explained where they got that number. Scientists can look at a very distant galaxy, and tell that the light it produced has been traveling for a very long time. However, how do they know anything about this galaxy's location. It could be near the end of the universe, or near the center. We can't judge by the light we see, because we don't know where the Earth is in the universe. The Earth could be near the edge, or near the center. How did the scientists obtain most of their data?