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Hey Ned, please post your specs, maybe we can help with the virual memory issue. What you can do for starters to try and address the virtual memory issue is to look at what is allocated to page file, and how it is managed. To do that right click on the computer icon, select properties, then advanced system settings, click on the advanced tab, then click on the settings button inthe performance section and then click on the advanced tab. Click the change button to see how it is managed. Please post what the amount of memory is allocated, and if it is set to custom or managed by windows. Even though your laptop is new, it may have a flaw in the settings on the amount of memory allocated to the page file in relation to amount of actual memory. I also concur on giving Win7 a try, I can understand you liking OE, but you might like Mail, here is link that talks about OE alternatives. If after all this you still want to go back to XP, I will personally help you accomplish that.