Sanna, I suspect you've got malware on that machine if you're being asked to buy something. 512m of ram is pretty low, but that's not what's causing this. I'm rather suspecting also that your external drive may have gotten infected as well. Your inability to provide me w/exact msgs is a handicap. I would advise that u start your pc up in safe mode & scan w/AVG. U do this by shutting down the computer completely, e.g., choose 'Shut Down' from the start menu. Once the machine starts booting back up, hit the f8 key repeatedly until presented w/a menu, then choose 'Safe Mode' from the options that appear. Just 'Safe Mode'--no other options. -- 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