The Word Corner

For the past two weeks, I’ve been dealing with Microsoft tech support trying to figure out why Microsoft Office keeps crashing on me.

I’ve already tried removing and reinstalling MS Office 2007 but the problem continues.

After several lengthy calls to Microsoft I was told that my operating system (Windows Vista) is corrupted and one solution would be to buy and install Windows 7.

Reinstalling windows for me would be almost as disruptive as buying a new PC.

So I think my options are:

1. Do nothing and risk having my PC blow up on me. (I keep getting strange pop up “dll” errors signaling there may be trouble ahead…)
2. Install Windows 7 (it can’t possibly be worse than Vista).
3. Do what several people, including my sister, have suggested and switch to a Mac.

I’m tempted to follow Mae West’s advice on this one: “When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I’ve never tried before“, so now I’m seriously thinking about the benefits/disadvantages of switching to a Mac.

Considerations

• I’ve been a PC user since Windows 3.1 was released and I’m not looking forward to another learning curve.
• On the other hand, do I want to continue supporting the company that released Windows Vista and MS Office 2007?

I’ve read several articles including Should I Buy a Mac or a PC? from WiseGeek and after reading all the comments from readers and their strong arguments for both the Mac and the PC, I’m still undecided.

Ok, I’m headed to Best Buy now just to look around and ask a few questions…