The best thing you can do is just turn on "Check for updates at startup", and let the software do the driving. >>> dlepofsky@xxxxxxxxxxxx 03/17/06 04:12PM >>> congrats and a huge thank you to APH for this new software. They are to be commended for being so in tune with their users. does it matter whether i update the firmware first and the software second or the other way around? also, i have the software on 2 different computers. will i be able to update one computer and then the other or will it not realize that i need to do both?