Hi, I'm new and was just surfing around, putting off the download of psp9 for the evening, lolol. I hope to try it tomorrow, and am looking forward to the extra photo effects offered. I just got used to 8, after two years on 7, so I hope I don't hate it! I agree, I never had one problem with 7, but 8 is glitchy. I think I will load them separately again. Alas, now to have 3 of them! Geesh, it reminds me of the camera criteria! No matter what you have, the new one is so cool it makes you feel inferior! ha I really love the sharpen and soften brush in psp8. Fantastic answer to quick fixes without too much processing on the whole photo! I hope that doesn't change in 9. Anyone know? Thanks, and nice to meet the members! Linda