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 Just a little devils advocacy from the dark side (PC 
land): 
As soon as you get your system up and running (without 
connecting to the internet yet)................ 
add your internet connectivity (if you can only afford the 
one computer for both audio and music----I've never really been able to afford 
two at once until recently)  
and IMMEDIATELY make a GHOST with the program Norton GHOST 
(by Symantec). 
This makes a perfect image of your operating system drive 
which you store on your D (or secondary harddrive). 
Retain this ghost and call it  VIRGIN 
GHOST. 
Then once a week make a new GHOST if your system is 
running really well (certainly after you have added new hardware that runs well 
for a couple of days).     As you make new ghosts,  
erase your secondary ghosts but always keep your VIRGIN GHOST intact (and off of 
your C drive). 
Now, no matter what ill strikes your vulnerable PC (and 
they are vulnerable unlike Macs) ,  voila!!!! 
you are no more than 5 minutes away from a completely 
great working, virus free machine. 
It's really not that 
difficult.       The PC also forces one (because 
of security issues) to back up with great regularity.   We should do 
that anyway, right? 
The PCs are also so much cheaper than the equivalent Macs 
that it's not a big deal to invest in  a really  
good program to keep your system virus free, adware and 
spyware free (these latter two are really scarier than  
viruses to me).        
My brother has an excellent suite that does everything.  I think it's 
called Panda. 
I use Norton Anti Virus and System Mechanic 
4. 
Never open attachments unless the person who sends it 
discusses exactly what it is. 
Do these things and your new PC will run like a 
charm.   Mine does. 
Now, make so much money with your next self recorded 
Looping CD that you can buy a dual processor G5 and that  rompin' 
stompin'  PC with hyperthreading technology............wireless network 'em 
up and then  
you won't have to ever again take sides in the Mac/PC 
debate..............lol........ 
...........a looper can dream can't 
he? 
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