Thanks for the tips. My laptop just arrived today. I loaded the discs I bought 2 years ago, and I'm currently downloading the updates. Only 24 hours 37 minutes to go, lol. I'm connected at 100 MPS (started at 54 on the wireless, but got it up to 100 by plugging into the box here in my hotel room.) Is 100 MPS considered high speed? Hard to believe these download times, lol.