Charles, Thanks for the memory tip, I will definitely download that and check my computer. It is getting old. How are you doing? Say hi to Chris! Jon (your cousin) :) >>>>>>>>>>>>> These sort of inconsistent errors are also frequently caused by bad or marginal memory. You might want to grab a copy of memtest86 (a bootable floppy) and run a few passes to make sure you don't have a more serious problem than a flakey CD-ROM. http://www.memtest86.com/ -- Charles Steinkuehler charles@steinkuehler.net