ReactOS (Alpha) - A Free OS replacement for Microsoft

I have tried ReactOS on a virtual machine via Sun VirtualBox. Tomorrow or soon, I shall put this on a real harddrive as a real OS installation for testing.

ReactOS is open source. but it is NOT Linux, therefore it has none of the complexities of "most" linux/unix systems. Installation is very straightforward. If you can install windows 2000/XP then definitely you can also install ReactOS. Above all, it is "binary compatible" with windows 2000/XP, meaning you can windows applications and drivers.

Though I would like to remind everyone that ReactOS is still on alpha stage. Nevertheless feel free to try it for yourself. Go get it here, it is just 32.5MB for the zipped ISO.

http://www.reactos.org

Here are the screenshots of the ReactOS VM:

Microsoft "Fix it"!

here is a microsoft support site which can help you troubleshoot or fix problems related to their products.

http://support.microsoft.com/fixit

try it. most of the KBs, registry fixes, etc. are here.

...Microsoft’s "Fix it" automated solutions help you solve problems with Windows and other Microsoft products at the point of need. The Fix it process is an easy, intuitive method that automates manual steps commonly found in online support content such as Knowledge Base (KB) articles...