I'm with PIKU on this one Cathy, go for it gal and dump the bloatware that Vista is, overboard. W8 might take a bit of getting used to, especially the Metro ( or whatever they've decided to call it now ) interface but I think it will be worth it in the long run and for the price it's available for at the moment, it's a no-brainer. If you're worried about making such a drastic change then you can always dualboot so you can return to the familiarity of Vista if necessary but I don't think it will be long before you decide to delete it.