I have been poking around with my "new" setup thanks to Mark. My natural fear of losing data, etc. has kept me busy trying to find versions of apps that will run on this lightweight system. It seems that many of the apps I use just run and others run as older versions, like now I have Thunderbird and lightning and all my mail and calendars. That makes me feel so much better given the things I have to attend to before Wed and then surgery Thurs. After I recover enough I can tackle the clean install and getting everything set up. Just wanted all to know and that is what I am so impressed with all of you guys. It's the difference between being toally screwed and feeling far calmer. The last week with my box's issues wasn't fun at all but now I'm shiny. Thanks Brian