I want to thank Scott and Cy for their enlightening suggestions about backing up my system. I learned at lot from what you said, fellows. I backed up my whole system using Back4Win onto my external hard drive. It took three hours, much less than I had anticipated. At first I did not want to do it thinking it would take up a lot of space. To my surprise I noticed that it took up very little space, because it is a zip file. So far, I am a happy camper. If only I could find someone who has used Back4Win to tell me whether it really will restore my system after a crash, then I would be really happy. Is anyone out there that wants to make me happy? Waiting for happiness Inge Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you. - Nathaniel Hawthorne --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.502 / Virus Database: 300 - Release Date: 7/18/2003 Regards, John Durham (list moderator) <http://modecideas.com/contact.html?sig> Freelists login at //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/lsg2.cgi List archives at //www.freelists.org/archives/pchelpers PC-HELPERS list subscribe/unsub at http://modecideas.com/discuss.htm?sig Good advice is like good paint- it only works if applied.