[Ron Ramirez]

Thanks; I did not know Gib at West-Tech re-tipped styli.

http://www.west-techservices.com/

Randy, do you still have your old computer? If so, you can copy files from the old onto the new.

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorial...windows-8/

I really like 8.1, it is definitely better than the original Windows 8.0. I wouldn't think 8.1 would be as much of a pain to use, especially since the 8.1 update was released which makes 8.1 boot directly to the desktop on any computer that has a keyboard (not applicable to tablets).