oh thank you Joseph, I truely do appreciate your help sugar Be a coffee-drinking individual - espresso yourself! ~Sugar ----- Original Message ----- From: Joseph Lee To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 3:31 PM Subject: RE: requesting answers please Hi, It could be many things. In most circumstances, an operating system is a special program which allows you to use your computer. Technically, an operating system is a series of programs working together to help you use hardware and software. In this context, it usually means the version of Windows you are using - XP, Vista, 7, etc. Cheers, Joseph From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sugar Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 3:22 PM To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: requesting answers please Hi everyone could someone please do me a favor, and explain to me what it means to explain my operating system? I would like to be more knowledgeable before I ask one more question, and I don't want to be "shut down"again I just want to know what it means. When I am asked this question, i am thinking whether I am useing jaws, xp, type of computer,etc... or something else. if there is more, than I would like to know. with much appreciation sugar Be a coffee-drinking individual - espresso yourself! ~Sugar