I did something silly... I inadvertantly ticked on the "do not ask..." box in the open/save window when downloading. Lil ___________________ Think this is what you want in IE: Click Tools Click Options Click Security Tab Make sure Internet is highlighted Click Custom Scroll down until you see Downloads Under Automatic prompting for downloads Click Enable Click OK twice This should bring up your prompt again. Judith -- <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/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk