I recently upgraded my computer hardware due to aging components like AGP, 1GB of RAM, single-core processing, SATA 1.5GBs, and a power supply that lacked a few necessary power wires required for new components. That being said, I’m still stuck in the old world when it comes to operating systems. I use Windows XP Professional because I can’t afford to upgrade to Vista, I don’t want to learn Vista, and I have yet to find a reason to upgrade. A dual-boot system with Windows XP and Ubuntu 9.04 for every day computing is more than suitable for my needs.

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