Yeah, I'm running 98SE... I've tried to stay away from upgrading to a diferent OS because I use the PC to play a few games as well. One of which has problems with anything above 98. Oh well, it looks like I'm gonna have to upgrade, I've just this minute lost another character due to this problem (I couldn't be bothered to save first)... It's driving me nutz! Thanks for your help guys Fang