Windows is a big bug, it's known. We wnter here in a realm beyond logic. What works here, will not work there, even on a same hard-soft configuration. I still use winsu** because many good, even free programs run on it (and will never run on a mac). But, if you have some hd space free, why not use linux for web? Something like Knoppix relaease, if you want to try. It's the best choice for net surfing. It's easy and safer. The only problem is that you can't run both operatve systems togather. So, if you're doing a render in Bryce, you can't switch to linux and read your e-mails. But consider to buy an old laptop on ebay, like erosiaart says. For 40 - 50 bucks you could have a second laptop for web connections only. The day someone fuc** your firewall, you'll not loose your inportant data and softs, because they're on the other lappy. Keep well and good luck!