I haven't personally experienced this, but from what I understand, a lot of people have told me that Microsoft, when they were doing Tech Support, and unable to figure out an issue, if they were basic home users, they were told to simply reinstall the OS.

Now, I haven't personally experienced this, as I've only ever called twice in my life, and both were for things that were their fault, so I can't say anything about this being true, but the people who told me that Microsoft would tell home users to simply reinstall, were not the type who had reasons to lie, and I trusted them.

As for the password thing; I'm not kidding; I've literally seen passwords and login info stuck on a post it note on everything from Computers to Routers and Packet Tools. I couldn't Believe it....

I still remember to this day when I was in a Networking Class in College a few years back, we took a trip to a new building that the local Gas Company had just had built, and we looked at their network.

On their core router, was a sticky note with the admin log in name and password, which was "warmbeer".... Terrible....

And TexMacs, yes, I do think you'll enjoy it. I'll warn you that TexMacs, thought a VERY amazing Editor, does save files in it's own way, so you'll need to use it to open whatever you make in it, but, it's WELL worth it.

I know you in some way shape or form trust me, so, I'll say this:

Go to the TexMacs Web site, download the Windows version, or Linux or BSD, depending on what you're trying it out on, and install it. Once you do, load it up!

It can do simple text editing obviously, but also, I thought it was AWESOME that it can also handle Mathematics, Physics, Science, and formulas and equations of all sorts. I think you'll be impressed.

When you go to the main web site, you'll see a couple screen shots showing it doing some amazing things when you consider it's a text editor. The name is taken from Emacs and TeX, and I think you'll appreciate that.