coach_z said:
found it a bit rediculous that during the installation process it could not find files that it needed to install that i needed to search through the install disk to find and select so that it could install them.
What you describe doesn't sound typical (having been through countless Windows OS installs). Aside from wondering why the dramatic step of reinstalling was necessary (no backup? no drive image?), having to manually browse to files and otherwise struggle with an XP install is the exception, certainly not the rule.
coach_z said:
it has been like 3 hours since it started installing, i just hope it works and doesnt get completely infested with viruses in like a week and a half
If it's taken three hours to install, I think a hardware upgrade is in order. Again, that's very unusual. And, yes, it will be infested with viruses and otherwise attacked in far less than a week and a half if you don't run a firewall and A/V software. That's a given in the Windows world, and I suspect every Mac user here already knows that.
As a Windows user since version 3, and now a new Mac user, I'm loving my Mac. I completely understand why the Mac experience is so darn cool, and I'm still pleasantly surprised by the things I find/learn about it. At the same time though, after dropping in on a lot of Mac forums, I now visit just this one regularly. A large part of the reason is that the folks here are incredibly helpful, friendly, and seem to leave the "Mac Rules, Windows Sucks" stuff at the door. In other words, most everyone here is probably here because they prefer using a Mac or want to know more about using a Mac, etc. I don't think getting a pat on the back because you hate Windows is likely to happen, nor should it be necessary. And, no Bill Gates didn't pay me to say that, as I'm typing this on my Mac.
Mark