Snidely - good point about not removing things if they're not causing trouble - lest they turn out to have been needed. So I have left some things that I have no idea about. I did delete Dell Stage - bc. it's a real pain - gets in the way all the time (my daughter who's had this on her laptop for 2 years confirmed that it's just in the way). I did all the microsoft updates, ran a few antivirus, got rid of what I want to get rid of, and it's mostly good to go. Here's the trouble that remains: I can't get the printer working. It's a Canon Pixma MX850 - on the home network. I did not want to install the Canon disk bc. it has a ton of it's own bloatware. So I went to Canon and downloaded the driver - as well as the IJ utility software (I think that helps the computer find a printer on the network). Went to devices and printers, added the printer and made it the default printer. It shows up in printers and devices, but when I go to print something, it fails. Troubleshooting says the test page didn't print bc. something else is in the queue. But there is nothing else in the queue. I opened the queue from my pain desktop (that's connected to the printer) - and there's no documents in the queue. Went to the printer queue on DH's lapto; - it also shows nothing in the queue. I can print from other computers. Don't know what else to do. And I just remembered that I did not see Java. It didnt come up as needing updating when I ran the Secunia scan. I am not sure which programs need it, but can imagine my husband being stumped if he tries to do something that needs Java and asks him to install. I'd like to install it for him. Got to remember that. I also have a question about Microsoft Security Essentials. Twice now it found something bad - and I selected to remove the couple of files. Does this AV just run in the background or do I also need to run scans? Thank you. Lynn.

Thanks everyone. I guess I am just over whelmed with all this. I just got to feel like I could actually know what to do (most of the time) with my desktop & then I went & got this thing. For starters, I can't manage to find how to send mail on this IE7 screen. Don't know if it is the screen size (15.4) or IE7 or if I am just missing it. Between configuring the laptop, getting rid of all Dells extra tag ons, etc. I am losing it. Also, I have a webcam camera so I can talk with my grandchildren but after 12 hours of trying can't find anything to make it work. Googled & now I think that I have to download a separate program. Is that true & is there a safe one. Free if possible. Thanks so much - again. Debbie.

Thanks Shaddy. I personally use a Rolodex for all the passwords. Spinning wheel, easier to replace a card then scribbling out in a notebook which I have done in the past. I keep my passwords and my husbands on it because he keeps changing them as he forgets the old ones. You know the 'forgot your password?' Worse thing they ever offered. He keeps doing that and doesn't write it down. Like many of us, you think you'll remember. I think what he did when he turned on the Win8 computer was put hotmail address because the computer said he couldn't use it without one. At least that's what he remembers. He states he never put a password for log on. I'm not sure but he has never had a log-on password but the Start-Up screen might have confused him. I can use it but have to log on this hotmail address to get in. I can't find a way to change the log on to my name nor get rid of the hotmail address. I did turn him off as administrator and put myself, but only his log-on appears when you turn the machine on. I'll figure it out eventually when I stop using my XP machine. I just don't have the energy for this anymore. Its so tiring and time consuming to hunt around for answers or where Microsoft decided to move everything and change the names. I thought the easiest thing would be to wipe it all out by reinstalling Windows until I realized it never came with disks. How dumb! Anyway, us older folks keep plugging away best we can. I don't feel like spending the money on a tech, at this point. You and Emma are doing better than me. I haven't even gotten to Win 10 yet! Got to get past Win 8 first. Good luck to all, Jane

I'm not a Microsoft Edge user but if I were having a problem like that with another browser I'd probably... Clear history, both cache and cookies. Make sure the browser is accepting cookies. Look for a way to reset the browser. If none of that worked, and I could login with all my other browsers, just not Microsoft Edge, the new one( the variable), I'd probably be inclined to blame it on Microsoft Edge and wait for an update to fix it. Especially if I googled and found as many others having similar problems: https://www.google.com/search?biw=1919&bih=892&tbs=qdr%3Am&q=Microsoft+Edge+cannot+login|%22log+in%22&oq=Microsoft+Edge+cannot+login|%22log+in%22 Like I say though, I don't use Microsoft Edge, just thinking out loud what I might do if I did.