I would give him different instructions if the file were pictures in a bmp, gif, or jpeg format then if they were text documents in txt, doc, or pdf. Dave ------------------------------ From: "Don" <dsw32952@xxxxxxxxx> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: what difference does it make? .... was Re: Atatch Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 01:17:14 -0500 I'm trying to learn something here and unfortunately I phrased my question poorly. Let's try again... How does knowing the file type make a difference in solving his problem? Don -- <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/