This message was posted by The Embroidery Authority on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/3/292.html#000006 Just so you know, the software isn't written to the dongle. Just like the key to your car, the dongle only allows the software to turn on. The software files are written to your hard drive but has a "default" file path to a particular folder. Yes, it's true. Melco has changed this "default" to a different folder for 2009 so if all you do is let the software load itself, it will be in a different folder. Marcelle, .EXP files do not contain, nor will hold, any color data. Only stitch coordinates, colorchange and trim commands. That is all. Your Brother PES software was designed to work with your Brother machine. Design Shop was meant to work with the Amaya. If you so choose to work with a cross between either of those, then you will have more work on your hands to accomplish what you want to do. Such as changing colors for the screen. Remember this,... All embroidery machines are color blind. The don't care what color they sew with, only what needle they sew with. Therefore to have the correct colors on the screen of your computer is just for that warm and fuzzy feeling. Even if a logo has a specific list of colors, they could change if you sew the same design on two different color shirts. Hope this helps. Ed Orantes =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================