Hi Sween, You'll get a lot of annoying UAC (User Account Control) prompts at first, but they'll settle down after a while. Windows Explorer in Win7 is buggy and overly complicated, imho. The freeware program Classic Shell addresses most of these issues. Other must-have installs include 7Zip, GWConnect, NVDA, Pandoc, and The Qube. I wasn't a fan of Win7 at first. I missed XP's no-nonsense directness, but I gotthe the hang of Win7 after a while. Good luck! John PS: Doesn't David Bailes have a Win7 guide? Link, anyone? =========================================================== The vip_students mailing list Manage account or unsubscribe: //www.freelists.org/list/vip_students Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/vip_students Administrative contact: support@xxxxxxx ===========================================================