No, don't stay with XP! 7 does a great job and mom won't notice the
differences in her applications. She'll never need to get under the hood
and everything else looks about the same...in a way. She'll be just fine
with it. Buy parts at Newegg and spend the 20 minutes to assemble it.
Got a Philips screwdriver? Install 7, Office, set her mail up...you're
done in an hour and a half.

OK, Winston points out you can get XP cheap right now. I'll try this cause,
"Tawm said you'd be OK". Now, if you **** my momma off I want your phone
number VBG

Dell has worked well for her. Not top quality but acceptable. Here's one for
$250.
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...spiron-zino-hd
Can New Egg even come close?

Karl