This weekend I made the switch. Instead of Windows XP I am now on a linux distribution called Ubuntu. Still fixing and trixing to get everything the way I want. I will still keep Windows on another partition so I can dual boot if I miss something. Hopefully everything will go fine.
I might ask why?
* I like the idea of free and open source software development
* Will always be free of charge
* Includes more than 16,000 pieces of software
* Great support
* Easy updating and upgrading (apt-get)
* Secure (based on Debian)