Never listen to recommendations for freeware that say a program is "user friendly" or "easy to use."
Never buy a computer.
But if you've already made that fatal error, do not f-ck with the registry. Do not, in your utter ignorance, uninstall and install things as if you know something.
My computer goes into the shop tomorrow morning. I will miss you and probably explode trying to contain all the words I can't write. I will sneak in next week, from work, to read yours. I may write tonight, if the machine lets me...before I pull out it's 9,000 cords and stuff it in a box. But after that, it's 19th century time for a few days..
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If you click here, you will find a useable and hysterically funny article entitled, "What Shamu taught me about a happy marriage." Koru's daughter of Everyday Sutras uses this page to store the best articles she finds. Well worth a look.