Is it just me, or...? (Score 1)

I don't understand what so special your parents could keep in WinXP format. Install any Linux brand for them which has the same look and feel, and they will be happy! Some Word documents? OpenOffice is COMPATIBLE! Excel spreadsheets? ditto. Photos, pictures? Could not Linux reads jpg files? Or do they develop in Visual Studio 2005 :-)? Why on the Earth do they need WinXP? Steps: boot from Linux LiveCD and show them that they can read their files and that OpenOffice could replace Microsoft Office. Backup data, install linux, restore data back and be all happy.