Valid point j_g....however you stated... As a programmer who is quite familiar with what can be done via ActiveX (I've just started a new tutorial at Code Project about COM/ActiveX you can read at the above URL), it always amuses me when endusers take a cavalier attitude toward hacking. http://www.codeproject.com/com/com_in_c1.asp How do we know that the above link you provided is not exactly the type of thing you just described...? So we the uneducated click on your link, and "WHAM" your little program goes to work.... NO THANKS.... Hope you have an awesome sunday....:-)