This message was posted by Alicante on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/1/273.html#000010 Thanks a million to everyone for their advice and comments. Okay, I put the usb dongle back together after straightening the "teeth" and plugged it in again and it works. SIGH OF RELIEF. Signman, yes I am crossing my fingers and not touching it. :p I am also thinking of getting an external usb hub for my designshop dongle and usb kensington memory drive. Then they could sit stuck on my desk as TAXTHEAX suggested. I may try to get a replacement though in case of sudden failure of the OS key. =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================