Hi Folks, here are a couple of links about finding "Services" which you may not know are running. WARNING! you can render the computer un bootable! But it is a good way to stop thing like 'messenger' from running and other diagnostic steps: Services Guide for Windows XP The preferred way to make changes to services is to launch services.msc from the Run option on the Start Menu. The Services window shown below will open. www.theeldergeek.com/services_guide.htm The Elder Geek on Windows XP > Msconfig Vs. Services.msc What is the difference between the listing of "services" found in Services.msc and the Services tab found in Msconfig? Do they interact? ... www.theeldergeek.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php?t4122.html Mike one of the mods ~*~*~*~*~ Was this forwarded to you? Want to subscribe? Send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=subscribe. For a complete list of email commands for our list send an email to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with a subject of "info 1stpickpchelp" without the quotes. If you wish to unsubscribe from our list send an email to 1stpickpchelp-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe To contact the list moderators send an email to 1stpickpchelp-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ~*~*~*~*~