<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000066"> Don, I upgraded 2 computers over the weekend with no ill-effects. As a matter of fact, I have a friend that works for HP who told me of the upgrade several weeks ago, and suggested it was safe to do it then. It does take a few hrs. to upgrade - I have Cable..those with dial-up have an opportunity to do some painting while they wait. Yes Ric..Linux-curious, Phil Bondi(Fl) </body> </html>