A lot of us pre-ordered it so that we can be able to listen to it via the internet before it arrives. The CD is still being released 10-08-02 and will not arrive with the pre-orders until after the release date. If you have a problem with the downloading, you would be better to wait and purchase it on the 8th. I have a 56K connection and even with the latest version of Windows Media, I don't get a good stream of the songs. It plays a few seconds and then buffers which is really annoying. If you have a not-so-great computer like me, it's kind of a waste of money to pre-order it. If you do choose to pre-order it, I'd use Amazon so you can get the digital library streaming audio.

Becky