I have the minimum requirements and updated to IE 6 and have 512 MB of RAM and all the rest but what happens when I create a painting for a finished size of 16 X 20 inches -- the computer will hang and freeze when trying to use the blur and several other things in the program and this happens in Version 6 -- with less stuff (effects, filters, etc) so you can imagine what Version 8 will do to my precious HP. When this happens, the painting I've done is zapped. Adding more than a few layers also causes it to have spasms -- so I need a faster (bigger) processor?? And my question can I update my HP? Judith http://www.agoodread.com "Sharing is the Key to all our Success" ----- Original Message ----- From: "cris" <cris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 7:12 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Can I update my HP here are the requirements from Jasc's site: Paint Shop Pro 8 Minimum System Requirements Pentium® processor or equivalent Microsoft® Windows® 98/98SE, NT4 SP6, 2000 SP4, ME, XP 128 MB of RAM 400 MB of free hard disk space 16-bit color display adapter at 800x600 resolution Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later (Windows 98 requires Internet Explorer 6.0 or later) Macromedia Flash™ Player Paint Shop Pro 8 Recommended Configuration Pentium® 1.0 Ghz or better processor Microsoft Windows XP 256 MB of RAM or more 400 MB of free hard disk space or more 32-bit color display adapter at 1024x768 resolution or higher Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later Macromedia Flash™ Player in case this helps someone know what you need on your computer - CrisS To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk