In a message dated 11/30/2005 8:46:58 AM Eastern Standard Time, wizard@xxxxxxxx writes: > remove D: from the > system, then turn back on and wipe out C: and reinstall Windows from > scratch, along with any applications that you really want to keep; > oh, my, that would be a factory restore. oh no. I am putting it off as long as I can. arlene -- -------list-services-below----------- Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at http://www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Latest news live feeds at http://modecideas.com/indexhomenews.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.