I was never a fan of backing up files on CD-ROM and leaving them around in a CD case if the hard drive crashes. Take Sept. 11 as sad as it was. I bet less than 10% of those companies grabbed their backup tapes before they went running out of the building. They started businesses back up from nothing. No records of customers or anything. My point is if a natural disaster occurs, you not only loose all your files on the computer, you also loose your backup files as well. The best solution is to backup offsite. One company I know is http://www.drbackup.net (There are others out there if you google off-site backup) Should your shop burn down, you still have your files saved, just go buy a new computer and machine and you are back up and running. Without your files, you have to start everything over again. _________________________________________________________________ Join the next generation of Hotmail and you could win the adventure of a lifetime http://www.imagine-msn.com/minisites/sweepstakes/mail/register.aspx