Knowing your smarts in the PC world I'm sure this won't apply to you( Meaning you checked ) BUT Windows is such a cute little devious program. Every so often it resets everything to it's own preference. Ya gotta love that GRATES ( Yea yea I know Gates ) guy...or not! Pen > (Win 98 system) > I have zone alarm, and recently reinstalled it to the latest version. Anyway, I don't think someone has 'taken over' my pc, I'll say that up front. > > I also do a virus check with avg daily, and with norton several times a week. I don't think I have a virus. > > Since yesterday, Outlook has been opening itself automatically. > > I use Outlook Express, not Outlook for email. > I don't have it set to 'check for mail' every so many minutes either. > I am clueless as to what is making "OUTLOOK" just all of a sudden open on my desktop. It just did it, and I closed it, only to have to reappear out of the blue again a few minutes later. It's really strange. > > Suggestions on what is happening? > > G.R. Hanson / Arkansas USA > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.495 / Virus Database: 294 - Release Date: 6/30/2003 > 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. > 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.