It is neither a matter of hatred for Linux, nor of any particular affection for Windows. It is (unfortunately) simpler to use Windows. While I could spend the time figuring about how to fix external displays (which flicker on and off about three times a second under my current xorg.conf), wireless (which works, but must be manually restarted every time the card loses association with the access point), and Remedy (the Java applet is ridiculously slow; but the Windows client seems to work well).

I bought an external Firewire drive from NewEgg today. When it arrives, I will offload all of my data and reinstall XP. In several ways, it is a shame.