Linux Or Windows.. Which is better?   

it depends on the thing u r interested,.,.,.,.,
windows is very much user friendly but linux not so...but linux is a secure comparitively

From the common user point of view, XP is much more user friendly. And is easier too find the programs you need.

Anyway linux is for sure a better operative system, more safe, without the common problems of windows like the registry, and so on.

I suggest you to get a copy of Ubuntu linux (one of the easiest and more user friendly linux distributions), and try it, without uninstall XP. Both the systems can live togheter on your hard disk using a dual boot.

Ubuntu can also be used as a "live" distribution, it means you can try it starting directly from the CD, without need to install it on the hard disk.

Wish this can help you.

Hello,

If you are accustomed to Windows XP, keep it : there is more available softwares and drivers ; updates are easy.

In an other side, I see in your profile that you are doing a lot of PTC sites : with Linux you will have not to care anymore for spywares and viruses.

Then, you can be interested by a dual boot OS, Windows/Linux.

Ubuntu is user friendly for a desktop Windows user. You can download an image of a Live CD here to try it :

http://www.ubuntu.com/GetUbuntu/download

For a laptop or a netbook, you may have a look at Hacao Linux 2009 CE, a small and very fast English and Vietnamese distro based on Puppy Linux and released for some commercial (but it's a free Linux) netbooks : it works in RAM and can be installed on a bootable USB key or SD card (no need to install it on your Windows HDD). You can download an image of a live CD here :

http://puppylinuxstuff.me...

Happy Linux-trying !

I only use XP. Never tried Linux, and i don't think i will. Only you can decide what is best for you.

hi dhanasekart,

first of all i do not know the basics of the computer,what is linux and what is xp,till now i does not know what are these,i connot give you right suggestion,but i hope that you might receive lot of responses for this discussion,have a nice day

This is always going to be a personal preference, and you cannot decide unless you actually try Linux in order to compare the two.
Simply dumping Windows would not be a wise option, so I suggest that you either run a dual boot between them or even try using Linux via a Live CD. Most Linux distributions now come on Live CDs, so you can boot into the operating system and try it, then simply reboot and remove the CD without ever installing anything to the hard drive.

Hi Sekar,

I don't know much about linux as i have not all used it still now but windows is a very friendly operating systems and its very easy to find all the programs. Currently windows is the most popular one and most of them as far as i know uses Microsoft Windows.

Have a great day

I was confused when I was using Linux, but I it takes time understand any technology. I would say stick with windows xp, or even better if you have option upgrade your operating system to windows 7. It is really good, I have been using it for the past 4 months. And I am pleased with the new features.

For me Windows XP is undoubtedly better due to it's user-friendly interface. I'm not sure about Linux though. I think there will be a lot of software/application incompatibility issues with it.

I have been using LInux before. Linux as my boss said is much safer than windows xp, but I am having difficulty on sending emails since some of the receiver are using Windows XP and I am the only one Using Linux. We even bought a book so that we can study Linux, but there are terms I don't understand. They said Linux is user friendly, but I find the difficulty of understanding its system. Good thing, we cam back using Windows XP now.