Wow! Thanks!
I was going to ask if anybody knew if you can send a new PC in to downgrade to Win7.
Guess I’ll try to get my Win8 operating correctly (I hope the mouse fixes most of my problems...touchpad alone is frustrating especially if you are scrolling using a finger swipe.
See here: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2015107/downgrading-from-windows-8-to-7-what-you-need-to-know.html
http://www.zdnet.com/hp-clarifies-windows-8-consumer-pc-downgrade-and-warranties-7000007280/