(30 min. later!! This time I tried End It All after all the below, so I could shut computer off, but the computer got hung up on the "Windows Shutting Down Screen". Reset. Scandisk....etc, etc. Jumped on to send this... Byeeeeee) Good Morning! For the past week or so at approx. this time, I have been having problems with the check mail feature. It's the 2nd and last time I check mail before shutting computer off. The little black/white ball in the lower right hand is spinning around. The task bar, when opened, will say "waiting in the task queue to...." The problem is ~ it can go on for 10 minutes or more and I can't stop it so that I can shut the computer off and leave. I click on it and choose to Stop All Tasks. It doesn't Stop. (This also happened when I had mail to send.) I finally shut Eudora down, with warnings about the tasks. I acknowledge and shut off. When I go to shut the computer off, I get another warning - I acknowledge that the tasks won't be completed, etc. But the task must still be continuing because I end up Crashing every time, the screen freezes and I have to reset, then scandisk etc. etc. --- and then I am late for work!! The Crash error message I get is "Ole MainThreadWndName" if that means anything. If anyone has any ideas I'd appreciate it. I don't know if the 9:00 am time is relevant. For Goodness sake, I had my computer on all last night and checked, rechecked mail with no problems. Oh - in looking at the help section - I saw where you can to Message/Change/Queueing. "Queueing" is grayed out. But it may be just to change something and not necessarily stop it. Linda --> watching the ball spinning 15 minutes later....;-( p.s. I just thought of something -- this letter probably isn't going to be sent.......