E-Banking on a Locked Down (Non-Microsoft) PC

Security Fix - E-Banking on a Locked Down (Non-Microsoft) PC: "In past Live Online chats and blog posts, I've mentioned any easy way to temporarily convert a Windows PC into a Linux-based computer in order to ensure that your online banking credentials positively can't be swiped by password-stealing malicious software. What follows is a brief tutorial on how to do that with Ubuntu, one of the more popular bootable Linux installations."