Elaine, I agree with you 100%!!!! Apparently, however, the makers of computers.... CD recording/playing...ETC....do not.... at least, there is far more instruction in the manuals (mine at least), for recording music.... you are kinda on your own for recording text... photos....there's a very short paragraph on that in my manual! Thanks! PAX NancyT (I personally never saw much sense in using a computer as a stereo system). Elaine