Fred I got this from the tip of the day at Sound Computing I think it is called. Disable Windows Error Reporting Some individuals (and companies) might argue that submitting crash reports can help everyone in the long run, first by letting developers know what kinds of problems are cropping up in the real world, and second by giving developers an opportunity to fix the problems. But we think you bring up two good reasons for bypassing the reports. Your company may have valid reasons for not allowing employees to send this kind of data outside the company, not the least of which are security issues. Even if you're not in an environment that has any control over the reports (such as your home office), you may simply not want to be bothered. Whatever your reasons for skipping the reports, WinXP does offer the option to turn off the crash report feature. Right-click the My Computer icon, either in your Start menu or on the Desktop, and select Properties from the pop-up menu. In the System Properties window, select the Advanced tab. Click the Error Reporting button near the bottom of the dialog box. You can disable error reporting completely, disable error reporting just for Windows, or disable error reporting for application errors. Make your selection, click OK, and then click OK again to dismiss the System Properties window. -- JFW related links: JFW homepage: http://www.freedomscientific.com/ Scripting mailing list: http://lists.the-jdh.com/listinfo.cgi/scriptography-the-jdh.com JFW List instructions: 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