I am also finding that whenever I 'add/download' new programs, either from CD or online, my computer gets more 'logy', i.e. slower and more unresponsive. It's because I'm running low on memory and some of these things take a lot of 'juice'. My machine was built in 98 and things like digital cameras, website building software, etc. weren't like they are now. (And my machine was built for email and word processing anyway) Plus my original software Windows 98se can't handle a lot of the "new" technology. It didn't exist; there's only so much you can fix with a download or a patch. I smell an upgrade in the future......now if I can only start smelling the money to do it! [Eek!]