My primary computer is an XPS 420 running Vista SP2. I have resisted changing  from Internet Explorer 7 because I have been satisified with the performance and lack of frills. But the last few months I am bothered with "Not Responding" message whilst in the midst of browsing and the browser has to do a restart. This can happen several times a day. So by going to IE9, what I would like to know is:

1. Having prefered the simplicity of  My Documents and My Computer in XP, I like to know where my Downloads and other subfolders will end up.
2. What will happen to My Favorites and how easy will they be to access?
3. What will happen to My Pictures and Videos? They currently show up in the Documents folder.
4. What about my Hotmail account? Will it remain in its present format?

When I was on MSN Dialup, my Favorities were presented on a drop down list near the top center of the screen. I could create folders to group similar sites in, and I would love to go back to this kind of format. But that ended and the list disappeared when I got tired of banging my fists, and occasionally my head  on the table, dealing with dialup, and went to High Speed. With IE7 the Favorites are vertically stacked to the left of the screen. I have noticed the New Folder option there, but have never checked to see if I could create additional ones and then drop related web sites in the relevent folder.

 Thanks for any advice, and just wanted to say I am coming up to my 10th anniversay on these forums in September, and that the old salts and regulars here have really saved my behind several times by their collective wisdom and experience! I have learned much, most importantly what not to do!  Thanks to you all.