Thanks MP for the lead (link). I still think dlk's problem is somewhere in the background. Could very well be swap. Or may be run time? lol ... dlk, if you are crashing Windows while cleaning up Task Manager, then you must be closing wrong files! You supposed to look into the files (image names) that has Your name (User) next to it. You can play safe by just cleaning out your system tray at the beginning and see if it helps. PS. dlk, I know a place they make nice wigs and price is very reasonable. LOL