Hi Scoop...Thanks for your feedback. As I was telling F4E I have "issues" with Windows 7 now (mainly, not able to install SP1). Reading the reviews scrambles your thought process:-) There seems to be just as many people who "hate" Windows 8.1 as there are those who "love it". It's amusing to see how diametrically opposed (redundant?) people are about it. Thanks!
Civic17252
BTW...Getting back to the topic of IE8 not responding due to the N360 toolbar. I temporarily disabled the toolbar and haven't seen the nasty (Not Responding) message I had been getting. This is all probably connected to the other computer "issues" I am having.