Hi Larry, i do use xp and my book port works just fine. i doubt that i am an administrator of a list. ----- Original Message ----- From: "LARRY SKUTCHAN" <lskutchan@xxxxxxx> To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2005 9:17 AM Subject: [bookport] Administrative Questions > How many of you on this list do _not_ run your PC as an administrator? > > This question only applies to Windows XP. > > We are thinking of requiring administrative privledges to perform > firmware updates, and we would like to get an idea of how this would > effect the general user. > > >