New PC
Hello there Richard,
Many thanks for your rapid and instructive reply.
It makes sense to have both machines 'talk' the same OS and that would be a wise move.
I've tried lots of Norton programmes (not on Win XP Pro) but on every other variety, and I did not get on too well with them - so Acronis looks the winner here.
The other minor 'hold' to the change-over is my present system works fine, is very stable, and perhaps I'm just wanting too much when I don't really require it (I'm not a gamer or run huge memory intensive programmes).
But should I bite the bullet, your help has been invaluable.
Cheers
TG