I've been busy for the last few days, and one of the things was getting a new computer PIV 2.53Ghz, 512 Ram 120HD XP. I had just gotten to setting up PS 7 when I got hit with the same problem. It had to do with the Scratch disks. So I uninstalled and reinstalled, still the same problem. I then tried the Program Compatibility Wizard in XP and it fixed it right up. No problems with it now..No more error messages. Knocking on wood..... Thank God. I was not looking forward to putting in a new OS again. I still have a ton of work to do yet.