Checking back in to say Thank you
Turned out it was a setting I modified, and after playing around, I fixed it.
So, I have been switched FROM WIN XP TO MAC OS X for 5 days
..and I tell ALL my Buds..
LUVIN THE MAC - NEVER GOIN' BACK!
I will need to do bootcamp to run a couple of my favorite Windows-centric programs without having to buy new Mac or universal programs, ( Ulead PhotoImpact, Adobe programs that I bought for Windows, etc)
Other then that, and figuring out how to do everything in MAIL that I am used to in Outlook, I am completey switched