George, I'm looking at my tray and these are the things there. Can you tell me if I have to have them all there. I know this must be taking some of my resources. I've got this machine running nicely and don't want to dusrupt the apple cart so to speak. McAfee , VShield McAfee Virus Scan Scheduler Sound Norton Utilities I did not load the virus scanner ATI my video card program that handles DVD, *which I don't have*, Video CD player, Video Editor, Television, *for video play from camcorders, and CD Audio MSN Messenger Zone Alarm This has to be way too much.. but, I fear if I play around in ms config I might turn off something I need. I know I sound like a chicken, but I've spent way too much down time.. Sandy can confirm this.. LOLOL.. right Sandy.. ginger Mike & Ginger Woodcock/EagleRun Australian Shepherds [email protected] http://www.eaglerun1.com Ginger's WebDesign is here to help with your Web Needs, Give us a call, or email with your questions. Remember, the purchase of an EagleRun Aussie is not the end of a Transaction, it is the Beginning of a Relationship, enjoy!! :-)