Hi David, Well, I have an email client on my start menu that isn't on the desk top. Actually, I try to have different things on the start menu from those on the desktop, so when I don't have access to the start menu, it is quite frustrating. TerriLynne David Poehlman wrote: some times, restarting jaws clears this up. AS for the I can'ts, you can do anything you want on your computer without the start menu, it's just a bit tricky. What os are you running? Johnnie Apple Seed -- To post a message to the list, send it to jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send a message to jfw-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line. Archives located at: //www.freelists.org/archives/jfw If you have any concerns about the list, post received from the list, or the way the list is being run, do not post them to the list. Rather contact the list owner at jfw-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx