Ok, here's what i did. I partitioned my 40GB HDD into 2 parts. 5000MB for the OS and programs and the rest for user files. Yup, i uninstalled FC3 as you can guess. I was just disappointed, really. I have a hardware firewall, Norton Internet Security with all updates, ZoneAlarm up to max. protection, recommended settings for my LAC, and i'm in the midst of updating Windows with SP2. I don't visit that many sites and my GMail account doesn't give me any spam. I recently scanned for viruses and nothing came up. PC's been running fine and when Windows is updated fully, i'll be able to breath easily...hopefully. Sorry for not giving Linux a chance, but maybe FC3's not for me. I'm a guy who values Windows' exclusive (at least that's what i know them to be for now) features. Therefore, i just had to be able to use .exe files. I had to be able to use WMP 10. Maybe when i'm able to manage my own PC fully, with a good internet connection, then maybe i can try out other distros, but it's too much hassle and i'll probably end-up paying something.