I never had that problem with my Win-98-SE computer with any version of JAWS up through the current 5.0, but I now have it with Win-XP-Pro and JAWS 5.0 at work. It's very annoying and I haven't found a solution beyond shutting down and starting up again. It's just one in a list of little annoying things about JAWS and XP. I keep promising myself that I'm going to write this list down and then when I have a free hour or two, I'm going to call FS for technical support, but I'd almost rather go to the dentist. Alternatively, I keep waiting for the computer fairy to drop in overnight and fix it while I sleep. <smile> Peace and Hope, Donna