Why have I let this go on so long...well probably because I believe in magical realism and that one day soon I will just wake up and my computer issues will spontaneously be solved....all without my being driven to the level of frustration where a hammer is necessary. In fact I finally broke down and scheduled some quality time with my tech guy. He will be here tomorrow bringing memory and other techish magic with him hopefully upping my hard drive's efficiency, so I can once again have tech joy and happiness back in my life.