Buffer overruns are software coding errors. Here is an example of what I'm talking about. "Once discovered, a buffer overflow only can be fixed with a patch a rewrite of code. Security experts say it's a lot easier to fix the problem while software is being written." "The solution is to not introduce them in the first place," Levy said. "Make them choose programming languages that are less prone." Programmers also must be reminded of the importance of developing memory management techniques. One of the most popular languages, C, does not automatically offer such protections. Newer languages, such as Java, do. "Buffer overflows are fundamentally a failure of individual programmers to see that they have enough space to store data," said Shawn Hernan, a security expert at the government-funded Computer Emergency Response Team. Operating system vendors have made it a priority to search for such vulnerabilities. Software also needs to act like a bank teller who sees too many digits in the account number of a deposit slip, Bertnick said. "That kind of intelligence is what needs to be put into programs to prevent buffer overflow attacks," he said. "Unfortunately, it takes a little bit of time and energy on the part of software companies." ------------------------------------------------- I suggest you duplicate the error, if you can, and send to E-On and Microsoft. Installing SP2 may actually help you if it's a XP bug.... Hope that helps...