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Avoid windows unless you absolutely need to use it, its more expensive, less efficient and less secure. Its possibly easier to use depending on what you know already but Id recommend anyone doing pretty much anything in IT to look at Linux first for a Server OS and spend the time learning it if...
I'd agree the best thing to do is look at the freehosters currently advertising in the free hosting ads section of the forum, if there are hidden fee's then you can always post this as a reply to their ad if they do not state it to help others...
Yeah id agree with that there seem to be a lot of freehosts particularly resellers that pop up and then disapear quite quickly, you want a host with their own servers to ensure continuity.
Also, there is a balance between security and features for freehosts as the more features available ie...
Depends on what you want really, if security and good support is key then paid hosting however you can still run a decent site on a good freehost and get good support in the right places.
freehosts attract more abusers and consequently get attacked more so if you have any sensitive info on your hosting account then its worth using a premium service if its affordable.