…that most of the “free apps” from MS (unless they are designed to kill competition) involve giving MS access to your PC. I allowed some “live” ID thing on my PC last year and it was used to deactivate account downloads on my version of MSMoney (which was originally sold withOUT the so-called “retirement” “feature” of downloads that now is used to try to force you to pay them again every year for a “new” version – whether you like the old one better or not. It told me that feature had “expired” and wouldn’t I like to buy the app again in their new version? Fortunately I drive image daily (and save my critical images) and was able to completely recover by replacing all the data on my system drive (putting me back to BEFORE I installed the “WinLiveID” or whatever its called). They lied when they said the feature had expired, it still works fine. What they did was use their access via the “live” thing to vandalize my program and my financial file. Be VERY careful of MS supposedly “free” software – MS is not ethical – they ALWAYS have an ulterior motive to get something from you or from a competitor. You’re safe from this kind of invasion if you have XP SP2 (and use free ZoneAlarm, free AVAST anti-virus, free Spywareblaster, etc.) – but if you put XP3, or Windows “Live” anything, but especially Vista or Windows 7 on your machine, then be aware that it is not “YOUR” machine any longer. MS controls it – you just get to pay for their platform.