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When I purchased my Turion 64 (64-bit) laptop 3 years ago, I discovered that Windows had created a 64-bit version of the XP operating system. 'How perfect', thought I. 'An OS designed specifically for my zippy new processor, sign me up!'. What a mistake.

First, finding drivers for the onboard devices was a nightmare. And I never did find a driver for my printer. Well, that all seemed somewhat reasonable since 64-bit technology was still the new kid on the block on the consumer scene, although annoying. And the printer is OLD. But! My Zune (made by Microsoft) software is not compatible with Microsoft's very own forking operating system! Both the Zune and my OS are currently supported by MS, so why the heck does there not exist software so my devices can talk to each other?!?!?!! There's a workaround requiring an .ini file tweak that I managed the first time, but after making a mandatory Zune software upgrade, I can't for the life of me remember what I did the first time and so I can't synch my Zune. I haven't synched since December. Which means I can't listen to my entire library of Great Big Sea! *tears out hair*

So today, in desperation, I attempt to listen to the tunes I'm missing on Rhapsody. Whose website informs me that my OS is incompatible! Apparently no one is willing to support this freaking OS! I never thought I 'd say this, but Linux is starting to look awfully appealing. And I did have the foresight to partition the drive before installing this POS operating system.

Ubuntu or Fedora??? Definitely not SUSE. Is Debian too harcore? Anyone care to weigh in?

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