BTW, Alex - I (and others here, I'm sure) are always happy to help you with any computer questions. IMO, Vista and XP are very similar. Getting Firefox installed shouldn't be tough at all - I did it on Vista, and I don't remember doing anything but (a) running the installer for Firefox, (b) Googling Adblock Plus to find it, (c) installing Adblock Plus, and (d) allowing Firefox to restart itself.