Now I'm just trying to get the thing set up the way I like it and removing all the trials and other crap that they pre-install. Did Swish say that this was supposed to be fun?! [/QUOTE]

Ok, I guess "fun" may be overstating it, but I do enjoy it for some strange reason. My elderly uncly recently got a new Dell and, after a few well-intentioned relatives "helped" him set it up, he called me and told me his mouse and keyboard weren't working, and he could not connect to the internet. I went to his apartment and was on a mission to get him up and running, and it was rather easy. The mouse and keyboard connections were reversed (it's not too difficult when they're color coded!), and after a few minutes on the phone with his ISP, he was connected. Most of my time was spent updating his anti-virus software (he's on dial-up) and installing a few other things for him. He called me a "genius", something I've never been accused of before, and promised to buy me dinner at a local steakhouse.

Anyway, it was pretty cool to get him up and running for the first time, especially after 3 brothers-in-law failed miserably for whatever reason. I'm no techno-geek, but I thought this was a piece of proverbial cake. Just don't expect me to come to Toronto to help you! I'm easy but I'm not cheap.

Swisheroo