Thanks for the response- Yes, i got a newer HP machine running (7) 64 bit and 4 gig of memory 3.3ghz processor. Runs everything else fine, but I found that especially when I change preferences and hit save, the program freezes and I could walk away for five minutes before it comes back and says- "must restart the program to take effect"
I'm not sure what the issue is as at times I have to close and restart the program and then it's fine...