Hi Anne The archives link is on the home page for each list To see what lists are available go to http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ Select Mailing Lists from the top bar menu Enter the place name / surname or whatever in the bottom box Where you will be lead to http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/Genealogical_Computing/COMPUTERS.html However as things may change dramatically with computing as time moves on I would recommend posting to the list What someone once suggested as being a good idea may not be the case now so a fresh view would be the best course in my opinion Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > Can you tell me how to access your archives please. I am looking for practical information on how > to speed up a slow computer. Thanks Anne