Dave, I was able to locate Windows Media Player, but I can't find the options button. Judith ----- Original Message ----- From: Dave Carlson To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 6:42 PM Subject: Re: portable device You'll need to change your options in Windows Media Player. It's trying to connect to an MP3 player via USB to synchronize or download files. Hopefully you'll find the relevant place in WMP based on this vague description. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: Judith Bron To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 14:38 Subject: portable device Jaws keeps telling me about a portable device that I can activate. They say they can download heavens knows what using windows Media Player. I keep checking take no action, tabbing to OK and checking it. It's fine for about the next 2 minutes when it comes back again. How can I get rid of this message? Judith