In tne magazine's favor, aladdin really did mess up on the initial release of stuffit 5 - there were all sorts of problems with people who registered earlier versions, had stuffit deluxe installed, actually had the temerity to use dropstuff, etc. But they've finally gotten all these problems shaken. Please, Please, Please, follow Martin's link and get the new stuffit. This issue drives every mac developer straight up a wall. PV