LOL @ Silke!! NOW I know why I didn't upgrade to XP when I upgraded my PC:-)) (I stuck with Win 2k Pro for different reasons; it worked, and I didn't want to fork out 300 odd for a different operating system.) Trust Microsoft to come up with a solution that is stamped all over with: "Look, you don't know what you are doing, so we'll do it for you. And even if you DO know what you're doing you'll have to look darned hard to find a way to turn it off. WE KNOW what you want! And you better believe it!" Cheers, Diolma