There is only 139048123804 that are pretty much identical to this. I HATE threads like this. It's like going on /b/ and seeing all the sh*t that people re-post every 5 minutes. Ridiculous.
If those needs include going online in any shape or form, you're opening yourself up to more known and widely exploited security flaws holes than a sieve. With extra holes punched in.
And I'm new to the forums so I didn't know there were a lot of posts like this,
Man, you're long overdue for an upgrade. Most of us around here use XP, Vista, or 7. Out of curiosity, what browser are you using?
I multi-boot three OSs: Windows XP Professional SP3, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, and Ubuntu 10.4. And I guest-boot Windows 2000, Windows 98 SE, and Windows ME. Bit of a museum display, you might say.
And welcome! I like new user threads which don't start out by saying "Hi, I'm new" and then everyone says "Welcome to CF!" like zombies.