Updating Harry's note concerning the availability of XP: Here is a link to a detailed article regarding Dell and Windows XP. As you will see, when reading the story, the situation is far more complex than outlined by Kim Komando. However, the news is good for those who continue to desire or require a xp system from Dell: http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/06/17/Windows_XP_on_a_new_Dell_will_cost_up_to_50_dollars_extra_1.html Due to the url's length, I've shortened it into this TinyURL http://tinyurl.com/6z7uzt Hope some folks will find the above useful and reassuring. Mike VICUG-L is the Visually Impaired Computer User Group List. Archived on the World Wide Web at http://listserv.icors.org/archives/vicug-l.html Signoff: [log in to unmask] Subscribe: [log in to unmask]