They are the same. I counted the letters and all. I then copied one to a folder and tried to copy the other to the same folder and was asked if I wanted to over write it. Stranger and stranger Pc As for the cross-linked files, it's POSSIBLE to have 2 files with the same name, but it's not correct. Check the name very carefully to make sure that it is indeed identical. Try copying both files to another folder to see if you get a prompt to overwrite; if so, the files indeed have the same name. Otherwise, there is simply a difference that you haven't noticed. 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.