In Re: << Rebecca, any time I get an error message or end task part of my icons disappear. It does not cause me any problems. When I reboot they come back. >> A good reboot now and then cures all kinds of ills on my machine. :-) Donna I have WIN 98 on a home built 600MHz Celeron, 256MB ($124.70 including 6.5% sales tax for the whole box, mem, MOBO & CPU))RAM & since AdAwaring, OptingOut, MaxMemming, CookieWalling, ZoneAlarming, Grisoft Anti-Viring, PopUp-Stoppering my PC I haven't had to reboot for 9 months. Always on! Prior to all the added utils. mentioned above I would have to reboot several times per Surfing session. Get the idea? Love! Armando. 8) God bless America! I wish you good health and much happiness, today and always. ________________________________________________ PeoplePC: It's for people. And it's just smart. http://www.peoplepc.com UNSUBSCRIBE by sending email to triadtechtalk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with unsubscribe in the Subject field. To VIEW/CHANGE your subscription status go to //www.freelists.org/webpage/triadtechtalk