For the love.....

I have a million things to post about, but everytime I do I get annoyed that my background isn't changed...I have changed the pictures and they are not black and white, so I want to change the background...but I can't do that because I need to upgrade to Internet Explorer 8....but my computer for some unknown, annoying reason will not let me. I have spent many, many, many hours...that I do not have playing with this blasted thing trying to upgrade it and can not get it to work!!! So bear with me while I am having some technical difficulties...I hate computers!!!!