TOM * ALL: I too was very sorry to hear of your hd crash. I had a crash several mos. ago (but we had backed it up only 3 mos. prior, so I didnt actually lose everything, only the prev. 3 mos. worth) - but since then, I've tried to back up everything that is really impt. to me, because I know how fast it can happen. A good lesson for all of us. I think we sometimes come to depend on these MACHINES a little too much ... thinking they are infallible. Best of luck to you, TINA/CA