In fact I have XP instalation CD and it works fine even without running updates.
That is an installation cd, can you put that disk in your computer and play on xp before you install it?
My statement stands, please read it again if you didn't understand it fully, but I will help out. You cannot have a live cd of xp under 2GB, I am not talking about XP PE either, that isn't the full os.
I tried ubuntu before, and it was too complicated to get anything other than steam and the other normal apps to run on it for me. I like windows because its a middle of the road OS, half user friendly, half technical if you want to edit things.
I felt exactly like you, but after a week I got everything running!
But what about the games ? Gamers still need Windows
I stopped playing video games (I have a xbox but dont use it). If you have a extremely powerful computer then you can use WINE to open windows app.
Good luck running iTunes
What exactly is the purpose of that program compared to the alternatives? I really do not understand why I would want to have it.
Which program? WINE?
iTunes, of course. Wine has no real alternatives.