Sanna, there are many many causes for computer failure. Malware is certainly 1, hardware failure of many types is another. Truthfully, u don't provide me enough information to even get started on the diagnostic process, e.g., your brand name & model number of your computer, your hard drive space, the amount of ram you've got, your operating system, and the error msg you're receiving. Some indication of the symptoms, how long they've been occurring, etc. would also be helpful. U know, it's kind of like going into a doctor's office. If u told your physician, "I'm having absolutely blinding headaches", & the doctor said "O, yeah, take this", & prescribed a narcotic without so much as examining u, u would not be a happy camper, would u? & u shouldn't. In the same way, some1 diagnosing your computer has to have certain information in order to do that. So, yeah, I'm bein' annoying, but... -- Blame the computer--why not? It can't defend itself & occasionally might even be the culprit Jackie McBride Jaws Scripting training materials: www.screenreaderscripting.com homePage: www.abletec.serverheaven.net