no i did not, but i will in a sec..............
on a side note................
since you've been very helpful 2 out of 2 times with my always unique and/or complicated tech problems, let's see if u can go 3 for 3.  i try and use spotflux (vpn), but it always, no matter what i do, goes into limited access mode. so, how do i successfully merge networks in win 8 (this is the only way i see to solve this dilemma)? this is the other dilemma i'm currently having.
here's the details of the windows store error from the event log:
Log Name:      Application
Source:        Microsoft-Windows-Immersive-Shell
Date:          1/16/2013 10:39:03 PM
Event ID:      5973
Task Category: (5973)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      
User:          DAN-DESKTOP\Dan
Computer:      Dan-Desktop
Description:
Activation of app winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy!Windows.Store failed with error: Access is denied. See the Microsoft-Windows-TWinUI/Operational log for additional information.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="
http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-Immersive-Shell" Guid="{315A8872-923E-4EA2-9889-33CD4754BF64}" />
    <EventID>5973</EventID>
    <Version>0</Version>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>5973</Task>
    <Opcode>0</Opcode>
    <Keywords>0x2000000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2013-01-17T03:39:03.889535000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>11169</EventRecordID>
    <Correlation />
    <Execution ProcessID="6304" ThreadID="7132" />
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>Dan-Desktop</Computer>
    <Security UserID="S-1-5-21-1275494625-1466743237-4035955196-1001" />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data Name="AppId">winstore_cw5n1h2txyewy!Windows.Store</Data>
    <Data Name="ErrorCode">-2147024891</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>