Hi – wow even the Vegas forum has changed drastically since I last used it. Now I’m not even sure who I’m responding to but hopefully everyone who replied will see this. Looks like I’ll have to upgrade, but I hate learning new software – this new Windows 8 is plenty . Thanks for all your replies – so much appreciated. I can see now that the problem is re. the compatibility issue that one of you mentioned and also that none of my other software, like Sony ACID or DVD Architect will no longer work. YOu guys rock!