Thanks for the apology, it's really appreciated.
It's not that the questions are 'stupid', I don't actually believe there's any such thing as a stupid question but rather that my aim is to prod an answer from people. Perhaps if I'm having a bad day it's too brusque or I'm frustrated at not having all the info to help but as I said before, it's not meant to be offensive.
Just back to your original point. As a newcomer to linux I spent months just trawling newsgroups and forums and I have seen some appalling treatment of new users, I think that's deplorable and I would hate to think that my behaviour came across as some linux zealot so I'll try not to sound too pompous in future.
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Anyway, welcome to the forums.