Here is a website which will explain the Blaster worm in clearer language than the technical site I sent last night: http://www.msnbc.com/news/951393.asp?cp1=1 (for the first time in a long time I am happy both my computers us Windows ME!) -- Pat Connors, visiting Washington DC, listowner Professional Genealogy Researcher http://www.connorsgenealogy.com All outgoing mail virus free. Scanned by Norton 2002.