I just want the programs to run on my machine without having to think about getting a new computer everytime they upgrade or change the programs. That is one of the main reasons that I haven't gotten P5 yet. I am sure that it will run on my Dell, but don't want to take a chance it will mess up the machine up. I am sure that I will buy sometime this year or so, but in the meantime I am waiting for the Daz thing to come available to check it out. V3 is great, but I have the choice of buying her or P5 this year....