Alright you guys and girls, I ran Win doctor and it did fix the file. Then I searched for the file = and I have two again on my hard drives. They are in: C:\windows\prefetch and = they are called PF files. Now if anyone could explain to me what that means I would be very grateful. Are they in the right place or are they in = limbo? Does anyone know? Inge --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.473 / Virus Database: 271 - Release Date: 4/17/2003 =20 Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.