Lisa 

Keep in mind that lists, such as this one, tend to be populated by geeks 
and those with vested interests in seeing "the latest and greatest" being 
used and promoted.
Hence, I'd take with a grain of salt comments on Win8.
Win7 will give you much of the feel of XP -- once you get comfortable with 
it --, has, at a minimum, 6 more years of formal MSFT support, and is 
widely used.
I think that, if I were in your shoes, I'd probably take the route of 
getting a pc with win 7 home premium or professional on it, and while 
growing comfortable with it, continue using your xp pc for the time being.
Then, as you grow comfortable and see what works and doesn't work for you, 
make the switch moving stuff from one pc to another.

This doesn't have to be an all or nothing thing; and you don't have to go 
cold turkey -- unlike quitting smoking, as an example -- for it to work 
for you.
Just one viewpoint; and I suspect that I shall see bricks thrown in my 
direction shortly from some.




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