The thing I am looking at here since it is in the "Operating Systems" section is the problems? people are having with the new version of Windows is a lack or studying what changes were made as well as what new features are seen. The only problems seen since 2/3 when the retail version went on is based on the need for better sound drivers! for the Creative Audigy 4 Pro currently used. The need to replace some softwares for a newer versions was expected just when first going to XP.
The Classic Look is an easy thing to revert to if that's the problem? How about the new User Account Control getting in the way? That can be disabled. The main problem running Linux here is that the dsl provider doesn't supply any driver support for non MS OSs.
gggrrr...!
So you know why MS has been on for some time now. Adding drives to a system does allow more space to multiboot Windows with other OSs however.
