Wow thanks for the heads up....Some questions...When new computer comes in, I am not having multiple users....how do you get in administrator mode( is that the default) to install OFF...I have outlook express as my email...am I correct to assume as long as I dont download outlook express I dont have to worry about it screwing me via the updates...also because I will not have outlook how do I deal with my subsciptions from norton etc that give me links.... also before I start my installation of OFF should I install another program first that has directx 9 or just install cfs 3 first..I have the dvd version so I wasnt going to install it .... guys here is a question.... my email is tied in with my Internet dsl provider when I am home it defaults to outlook when I correspond to someone my email is dwb69@frontiernet.net which I can access from the browser... so am I right in assuming that that is a mail setting...do I still have to set my mail to that pop3 smt thing .. Bottom line if I can access that email from browser I dont need the outlook on my machine and windows 7 wont force it on me