On 3/11/2010 6:59 a.m., Jackie McBride wrote: > Gerald: > www.killdisk.com > > Warning!!!!!! > That hard drive will be zeroed out! It'll be well nigh impossible to > recover anything useful off it! U have been duly warned--twice. > That reads like a typical caution/warning. In short, only do this if you want to re-format the drive (destroying its contents). After that you could restore if available or use the operating system CD to re-install the system (new). Note:After you do, it will be necessary to re-establish your internet connection before we can communicate again. It may be wise to print the help messages you got about this to refer to while setting up again. -- Regards, John Durham Fax/Phone 64 4 5286786 PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Inventor of multi-spectral fibreoptics. Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied. Quote: What I cannot create, I do not understand. (Richard Feynman)