every single os has different install issues and every single one can have problems including programs not running as expected or at all.
i can understand your frustration. it would be great if there truely was a single click installation that would work 100% of the time and be flawless on any hardware setup. if you have installed windowsxp on as many machines as i have you would know that it doesnt work that way. same deal with linux or beos or even mac os.
coming to a machine enthusiast site not to ask how soething works or for help but to just bad mouth the machine is pretty rough. my older brother was trying to install windowsxp just a little while ago and was so pissed off he said he was going to throw the entire machine out ($1800) custom case pcix everything $300 video card etc.) i calmed him down and we got it installed properly with advice over the phone.
with advice over the forum we could help you.
even though you said some pretty harsh stuff some of us did
