Windows or Linux? (moving to Linux, how is it?)

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Windows or Linux?

I know why windows is called windows, its an open window for errors to get in

Over the last week or so i have more problems with windows XP then i have ever had with anyother computer, just about any microsoft developed programs and softwear on this computer was playing up, disapearing or just not working at all. All in all i have had enough of windows

Ive heard Linux doesnt suffer from so many problems but i would like to know what if it is very compatible, how games play and if its easy to use?

Do any of u recomend changing over to Linux and dropping windows?

 

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Well my problems are like this.
All JAVA aplications will crash the computer if u use the scroll on the mouse.
The computer will lock up and get 100% CPU use buy just sufing the net.
The other day even paint crashed it
All the Microsoft games that were on the computer just vanished(and mum likes them and im getting the blame )
I turned on my computer used to day played around on the net abit went back to the desktop and discoverd Windows media player and Internet explorer short justs had disapeard and i could not find another short cut for them anywhere else on the computer.
Once windows has loaded and the desktop is up u cant open anything for about 2 minutes even if u try.
When ever i close one window it leaves behind a part of that window on the screan for about 10 seconds to 1 minute.(its even doing it right now and its still there from about 2 mins ago )
And about 3 or 4 days ago Ad-watch was picking up changes to the registry every 5-10minutes.
Ive run ad-aware Pro, Spybot, Nortan, Crapcleaner and microsft anti-spyware and they dont pick up anything at all?

Those are my problems, i need a big remidy.
This computer is only about 2 or 3 weeks old