Ya know, Nikki, I felt much the same about WinMe until very recently, when I started talking to some people who either work or have worked at MS (from whom I have learned a good bit). I must say, I am not UNhappy with WinMe, but from what I hear from them, I AM looking forward to the public release of XP. And contrary to Jim's over-simplified view of Windows, there is PLENTY you can do with a "simple point-and-click" OS.