It's more than likely that the problem isn't with Meta. I've always found it to be entirely bug-free and very stable. If this is something that's just started happening it is most likely the aol file, I would think. It's true it can only be registered there, but that appears to be mainly because Mizno's site doesn't have any means of online purchase. Also I guess he doesn't want the hassle of having to produce documentation in other languages for international sales. I suppose that if you knew somebody in Japan who could pay there, you could register it. Mick.