Yes, I started with PE2 because it came pre-loaded on the computer I bought in 2003, so it must date from around then. When I got a new computer in 2010 I had to upgrade to PE8, which seemed completely different. I felt as if I was learning a completely new program, apart from some basic similarities. I'm not sure I would ever have dared to try to use the full version of Photoshop, but PE2 felt manageable somehow.