OK, total dumb moment--I did know what Vista was, sorry LOL
I have Windows XP.
Haley--It was a big text! The birth story of my son

I bet that was the problem. I haven't noticed it as much when not doing text. Is there something else I should be using other than Vector (I don't really know the difference between them all yet).
Let me check the memory on it real quick...
OK, it says 2.17 GHz and 448 MB of RAM
is that where I am supposed to look?
Thanks so much for your help!