Okay, sorry, I should have said you're gadget challenged. I do use this stuff all the time, I don't always use all the components, which is where my problem of keeping track of what widget goes with which gadget comes from. Mark get a Squeezebox for streaming music throughout the house and outside. The wireless Squeezebox can also be hard wired. I absolutely LOVE mine. Not only do they stream internet radio and your music collection but you can sign up for Pandora which essentially allows you to create your own streaming stations based on what music you like. If you are so inclined, the source code is available for the Squeezebox so you can modify them but they have so many features built in you don't really need to. They can also be integrated into a server. I'm not too worried about any of this becoming obsolete very soon. Too few people are aware of this technology and what it can do. I've even read on techdirt and /. people stating you need your computer turned on and running at all times in order to use VOIP and stream music. Funny, VOIP and my Squeezebox work fine with my computer torn apart while doing surgery on it. I guess they've never heard of a router or ethernet adapters. The issue, as I see it, is the cellphone industry is now claiming to be "wireless", which it is, but it's not the same as wireless computing and that confuses the average person. And the streaming internet/music industry has people confused by stating these products use regular radio frequencies, which it does, but most people don't realize they aren't talking about analog devices. Until the masses better understand what's available and the potential, the technology/gadgets won't advance that fast (or not before what I already have wears out). It absolutely floors me that people still buy analog stereo equipment. Now that's obsolete. I only use headphones outside when I'm too lazy to drag a set of speakers outside, since I haven't gotten around to buying wireless speakers yet. For the record, I don't even own a cellphone but I'm anxiously awaiting wifi VOIP technology to advance a little further. Since I already use WISP and VOIP. Kevin, sometimes I just get tired of listening to myself think. There is some very cool new music out there that a person would never know about if it weren't for internet music.

The comments here are very valuable to me. The one thing I don't have in common with most of you is most of you can do your own software installation. I looked at Dell and they don't have the same menu where you can customize. I need Win 7 or 8 and i use Outlook and I want that installed with Microsoft. Do you all think it is easy to install what I need without using a big box store for help? I have nothing good to say about Best Buy. They did me wrong and I'm buying a PC desktop much sooner than I should have to since I've had for only 4 1/2 years. In the DC area IT people who can come and charge a grateful sum don't exist. Do you find that if your area? Has anyone tried a place called Micro Center. They are in the Washington DC area and may have stores other places. It's just a longshot. I am going to look at HP...now after your latest updates. I thank you much again for additional information. Downton Abby returns this Sunday. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do.

Happens to me, perhaps once a week or less. I usually have to do a power off shutdown.

zep Strange! I turned off and then tried to restart the PC and as I suspected it did the same boot to Lenovo screen and stop again. First a little about the connections. I have the Logitech USB and the Microsoft mouse and keyboard USB plugged into the two USB ports on the front of my PC. I shut down the PC and pulled the Logitech USB out of the front and plugged it into a rear port and tried a restart. No luck. I then pulled the Microsoft USB out and the computer booted to the desktop! I had to plug the Microsoft USB into the other port on the back of the computer and as of now, I haven't tried to restart the PC. I am going to wait until later to see if the PC will boot normally now that I've swapped everything around? (I have things I need to do and am tired of messing around with it) None of this happened until today when I tried to power on? I just don't get it? If I still get the problem, it can only be the mouse or maybe a problem with one of the front ports? Both devices (mouse and headphones) work once the PC is running! Well the headphones work fine but the mouse is getting to be a PITA! The cursor is almost uncontrollable and it is FRUSTRATING! The OS is Windows Ten