Just be glad you missed out on Vista! Eeeeek! Windows 7 is very easy to get accustomed to if you're used to XP, although I still have a little trouble finding things in the Control Panel. And Firefox as well is an easy switch. I don't know anything about Chrome, tho. Hmmm, JB, I'm still running XP on my old computer upstairs. Sounds like I may be in trouble.......