<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <title></title> </head> <body> Donald Mannino wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid5.1.0.14.2.20020911192222.00b5a0b0@mail.attbi.com"><snip> I don't mind paying for software that is constantly being updated.  Virus definitions need to be maintained to deal with the new things those creative hackers do every day.  It's worth $40 or so a year to keep on top of that, and to support a company that is doing a good job of protecting. </blockquote> Excuse me, but, why would you want to pay $40 a year, when you can get the same or better quality software for *free* ?? I have a lot of places I can spend that $40, instead of software companies !! So..... I guess you are willing to spend about $400 for very upgrade of MS-Office -- than -- get a comparable Office package for *free* -- OpenOffice at openoffice.org Duaine </body> </html>