I've been banging away on an ancient, Windows 98, no-name PC for years. Of course, I suffer the same problems as anyone who runs an old machine. I just bought a new HP multi-function printer/scanner/copier, and in attempting to install it, discovered my PC didn't have enough RAM to run the software. There wasn't even a notice on the box about how much RAM was required, I think they just assumed that anybody with a computer as old as mine probably wouldn't be buying new printers anyway. Besides the printer difficulty, I also occasionally come across cool software I want to install, but of course, discover that it doesn't like Win98. Granted, it's an old machine. If it were a car, it would have tailfins. My wife finally got tired of seeing me growl at my computer, and this Valentine's Day rewarded me with a brand-new Toshiba notebook running Windows Vista.