BlankWestly, A few weeks ago I loaded Netscape into this machine as well. The only reason is due to IE all of a sudden doesn't respond when opening, (sometimes takes 3 min. or more) and can't seem to pin down what is causing it, however once it does open, it functions normally, and if I close it out, it will open instantly the next time I open it. Netscape has some very nice features that IE doesn't, and the only thing that I could say is that it takes much longer to load that IE (when it decides to work correctly). I guess, all things considered, it's all a matter of taste. After a period of familiarization, I'm finding that I'm OK with Netscape, and so the only remaining issue is how much of your machine do you want to devote to M$! Hope that helps a bit, and good luck! Dean Kiley Hi, I have Windows XP Home installed on my laptop. I have both Internet Explorer 6.0 and Netscape 7.02 installed on my system. I would like to know which one is better in the following matters; 1. Security (in the case of Internet Explorer I have to download every month a security update) 2. Quickness (loading web pages) 3. And the difference between these software Westly Montroos "Hold No Punches.." Rode brings you great shareware/freeware programs with his honest opinions in this weekly column. http://freepctech.com/rode PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml