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Originally Posted by Fire
Download a linux distro you can run from a CD. Use it to backup all your necessary files to your external HD.
Unless you play a lot of games on your PC I would recommend going to linux permanently.
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This is your solution to recovering your files. Info on this can be found
here for Ubuntu ,
here for Fedora, or if you would rather set up booting from a USB key, check
here.
After that, do an fresh install and go from there.
Honestly though, if you don't play games that much, then try installing Ubuntu and giving it a whirl. Only thing you lose is a couple hours playing around with it if you are wiping your system anyway. You can still play some games with
Wine, or I have heard good things about
Crossover. Ubuntu is so much like Windows in terms of look and feel that my mother can use it without issue.