Thanks for the advice. I wish I could afford one. (CDR) I seem to be constantly using my saved pennies for upgrades these days. And that's pulling a rabbit out of my hat . But you're correct, BACKUP IS KEY. Now that I have 10 megs I seem to forget. And since my ZIP drive has the cronic (albeit fatal) click, backup is extreamly difucult. Oh for the new days of a new DAT drive ;-) James