Well, I finally was able to eject the CD, and ran Scan Check. Things are really looking bad. The result: Primary Hard Disk S.M.A.R.T. Error detected the IDE Hard Disk Drive is operating outside of normal sepcifications. It is advisable to immediately back up your dat and replace your hard disk drive I'm ill. I'm afraid to use Roxio again, and don't really know how to go about backing everything up. And what kind of hard drive, where to go, how much will it cost? Today is not a good day. And what will happen if I continue as I am, without replacing the hard drive? I want to pull the covers over my head! -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/