Warning! Do NOT apply XP SP 3!

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Jack Simth said:
Do note:
You can install several music players and sets of CD/DVD creation software just fine on a Linux box. For that matter, a Knoppix CD comes with several sets of both pre-installed and linked in the start menu. A few different internet browsers, too.

You seem to have missed the point. It wasn't that multiple music players or disc burners will break the system (they won't, unless they come from the likes of Real Media), it was that the users had no idea what they were doing, and installed everything under the sun. This always includes all sorts of malware apps that are the real culprits for system instability. It should be noted that the software that comes on a Knoppix CD (itself a pretty piss-poor OS compared to real Debian or K/Ubuntu) has been well-tested and vetted before inclusion. The distro makers don't just grab random pieces of software off the net and put them in, as the users that AgentZero is complaining about do. If you only install well-made software on a Windows box, you'll have no more trouble than only installing well-made software on a *nix box. If you download and install every random piece of software on a *nix box, you will break it just the same as a Windows box.