Wow, I’m truly thankful for all these tips and advice. Steve Fogal, those are the suggestions I needed to hear. Thanks for your time. Also, I hadn’t even considered making an image of my O.S. and programs myself! (for next time)
Also, Steve, I was browsing the internet on my music PC, something I really shouldn’t do! It does need an internet connection for installing and registering plug-ins, but I’ve learned (the hard way) that I should keep the internet browsing and .rar file downloads on a seperate computer. Thanks again for your detailed insight.
DG, thanks for your input. I was unsure if I should stay 32 or go 64 bit. And Jarno, thanks for your clarifications.