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I'm gonna vote linux. After you get everything configured, there should be no need to keep configuring. Installing stuff on linux is way easier (at least in debian and red hat systems) apt-get install [blah] yum install [blah] and thats pretty much it. All dependencies handled for you. There are no cloned libraries anywhere, all kept in one place. Also I havn't had any luck finding a decent free firewall for windows. Zone alarm is bloated, Sygate crashes, Jetico asks to many questions and dosn't seem to remember the answers. The only thing i use my windows partition for is gaming. Other than that I neglect it. Plus I think having a virus scanner and a few spyware programs would be a bit confusing and may intimidate the new user who shouldn't have to worry about all that. And most of that you have to pay for (which isn't user friendly to the wallet). As for easier to find user guides. There tons of forums and sites dedicated to helping you with your problem and they will be more than willing to help you with your problem.

Hello! Just a fellow computer nerd here. I live in the Middle of nowhere, MI. I'm 19 years old soon to be 20 and I'm going to college for computer systems technology. Stumbled upon this forum and found it to be quite interesting! I want to learn more about MS Windows (more than just point and click stuff). I also use Debian Linux which is also quite fun. I think thats about all. Anyways hello