i have XP w/SP1...again...but my machine is NEVER going to be connected online..i have about 8 services turned on only...when i run my comp and look at the process in the beginning, i have 13 processes...still takes alot of mem in the beginning than Linux...i had redhat9 and optimized it like hell, i made it seem as if it was gentoo compiled..but then again, i have no photoshop..so blahhh,, back to winXp..

and R-Tillery, Rogue Spear runs on my XP =) But i have no games in my Xp..

i hate dual booting so i would have to say Maya on Linux.Photoshop on Windows..2K of course..less work for me when optimizing it