camp, I really do NOT like gmail but have to use it to access the mail accounts I have that I used to access smoothly via Outlook Express on WinXP. With dialup, I have to wait for ever for gmail to load and be able to open my mail. I think you answered my first part OK. Thanks. I assume if I DL'd and installed WLM, it would ask at the time if I would want it to be my default mail then. BUT-----Would that only be for on this computer or affect my other computer and make it default also automatically?

the free ones like AVAST, AVIRA etc also have paid versions they make their money from those and are wonderful in that they also offer a free version to help those who can not afford to pay, the free versions have a bit less on them than the paid versions of course. It benefits everyone when each person can have good updated programs on their pc which is why many of the companies do offer a free version. In pay versions Kaspersky is an excellent choice, it is likely the one I would choose if I used a pay version it or Nod 32. I personally use AVAST free on my windows machines and feel it is an excellent product. The main thing to remember is layered security so along with your fully updated Antivirus you also need good antimalware programs like malwarebytes and superantispyware which are also free which should be updated and run full scans once a week or so. In addition having spywareblaster is another layer that protects you while online and requires no scans just update it weekly and hit the enable all protection button so the shield is green. And of course a firewall, if you have a properly configured router you have a hardware firewall there protecting you but you should have a software one also, vista and windows 7 have a decent one built in. SpywareBlaster SUPERAntiSpyware Free I think you have malwarebytes already? you will of course have to get Trend Micro fully removed from the pc before changing to any other antivirus program. as important these days is to make sure everything is kept updated and patched using Secunia tool makes that easy Secunia Online Software Inspector (OSI)

Found this on another forum which may help\; Microsoft has a free download for Vitural PC. With this program running in your Windows Vista 64 bit environment, you can run a Windows XP 32 bit environment, and launch an MS DOS environment from there. Additionally, you can create as many of these virtual environments as you want. Unfortunately, Microsoft requires you to have both a Windows XP licience iand a Vista Licence if you are going to run both Vista and XP (even with one in the virtual world). If you own a regerestered copy of XP, I'm told that a work around to this potential problem is to reinstall your virtual XP environment when the preceeding one experies it's 30 day registration requirement. Or; Download virtualbox from Sun for free and run a virtual instance of win xp 32bit, win vista 32bit ...I would suspect licencing for whatever os you choose ie XP or Vista would also apply after the trial period. I have never tried this , just reporting what I have found

One of the main advantages of using 64Bit Windows is it's ability to use / access more ram then a 32Bit Windows could. Put simply, a 64-bit PC can handle larger amounts of information than a 32-bit system. Since it can use more RAM 4 gigabytes (GB) and up a 64-bit computer can be more responsive when you're running lots of programs at once. Windows Vista supports both 32-bit and 64-bit software. The only design requirement would be a 64Bit Processor from Intel or AMD. I would hope the computer has a 64Bit Microprocessor, I could not imagine a computer shop making that kind of error, that is installing a 64Bit Windows with a 32 bit processor on the mother board, not even sure the install would work I guess it could.....