Hi Gary

If you are using Win 7 Pro you can download virtual XP from Microsoft which runs inside Win 7, then unless the software really is old (You had trouble installing it on XP) you should find all your software will work. (I haven’t come across any that won’t yet)

If you are using Win 7 Home, and you have a legitimate copy of XP, then you can use VMPlayer (Details here ) to run it with Win 7 in a similar way to Virtual XP with Win 7 Pro.

Unless your Nero Burn does Blu-Ray then it has no relevance, as everything it can do, can be done natively with Windows 7.

Download Windows live essentials (The free replacement for OE 6) and you have additional features as well.

To transfer information from OE6

Accounts: Open the accounts menu and use the export option to save to USB

Emails: From the file menu choose Export, and save them to USB

Contacts: Open the contacts and from the file menu choose export, then save to USB

To transfer from USB to your new mail program, follow the above but choose Import instead of Export.

BTW if you have a separate external HDD or you can connect your computers together, then you can use the Easy Transfer Wizard in Win 7 to transfer any files over you want.

Hope this helps

Bill