3 Questions
 

1. Does the acer empowering tech work on xp?
2. Should I upgrade my laptop os to vista, provided I am learning c, oop, cobol, vb?
3. Last time I hooked my pendrive on my desktop, I discovered recycler folder which contained 2 files which I couldn't access eventhough I was the admin. The desktop had ubuntu.

1) http://komku.blogspot.com/2007/09/ac...nd-aspire.html
2) Unless you really want Vista, I wouldn't bother
3) :?:

3, all drives have a hidden recycle bin.