glad i could help. as to the avi loop problem : i doubt its the computer itself im running a 1.6ghz p4 with 512mb memory hp pavillion 750N on xp(xp by the way is great . once you figure out how to do dos and use borland 3.1 to make new a new choice.exe ). my anims are 32 bit color my monitor wont do 24 bit or 15 bit. it could be the conversion from 24 to 32 bit bryce 3.1 says my compression choices are: cinepack intel indeo 3.2 video 4.5 video YUV codec microsoft video 1 i feel that it is probably a preformance setting in xp that is wrong but that doesnt seem right either. but the DIVX. can i download it somewhere or will i have to upgrade to b5 to get and use it?