thanks Troth, I am ready to throw myself out of the window and not - what usually is the case - my computer. It gets very depressing when everything you try does not work because the lack of knowledge. I can't find it anymore. I've had enough of all this trying and searching. When I look at the questions on this list I see that I always ask the most stupid questions. Maybe one day I will see the light -:)) and I will learn the more technical things. Right now I don't want to try anything anymore because I seem to do everything wrong and I just cant find anything and when I find it, it does not work for me. So now I'm going to safe the things I can and try to reformat this computer. Sylvia > DBX files shouldn't be associated with any program. With that said, if you DID associate them with a program (whether OE or Word) I don't think it'll make a difference in terms of OE being able to use it... but, I'm not 100% sure on that. > To remove any association with DBX files, assuming you're using XP (although the other OS versions should be the same), open MY COMPUTER, and on top click on TOOLS > FOLDER OPTIONS > FILE TYPES. Then, look for the DBX extension, and hit DELETE or REMOVE. Then APPLY/OK. > > ---Troth To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk