manoloz... good call on the wrapper.  I didn't know anything like that existed.  It may be my wishful thinking but it does seem to move a little quicker now.... still nowhere near as good as D|S though.  I guess I'll have to do a lot more looking around next time a buy a computer.  There is no way I can swap out the graphics card in this one since its a laptop.  I'd be better off buying a new one from what I understand.  It is a bummer though to know that i'm missing out on a lot of speed in an already slow program.