Tom and all, It ran and then disappeared so I don't know if there was anything that needed fixing but it did access the cd. Johnnie Apple Seed ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Lange" <trlange@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 9:14 AM Subject: [guispeak] Re: pc dies while in ie: Hi, Have you tried running SFC with the /scannow switch? This is similar to SFC in Windows 98 but the replacement of corrupted or missing system files is more or less automatic. Have your XP CD handy. To do this, just go to the Run dialog and type: sfc /scannow and press enter. Let it do it's thing and then reboot. Hope this helps. Tom ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq