triceratops, are you a bit squeamish about upgrading your hardware? is your Mo.Bo. maxed out @ 128MB? I think you can really speed up your PC by looking into a processor upgrade. check @ www.powerleap.com . If you've got a Slot-1 processor, you can upgrade to 1.4GHz. You don't need to get a new PC, just get the most out of what you already have. Of course get more ram too... hehe