Hello Marge, OK. The bad sectors may be the problem but I'd still try to unzip one of those files into a temporary directory on C: using PKZIP or WinZip. If this works - that is, you get the 35 files that FO uses - then I'd copy them over to your FO directory. Now, you should be able to click on "Open Database" and open it. Probably the reason Margaret Scheffler only got 2kb each is because AOL can't send attachments of the size you tried to send her. One other thought. In the beginning, you said the computer store had to re-format the hard disk on your computer. This means they had to re- install Windows 95. Did they use your CD or one of their own? Did they set it up exactly the way it was before with all the same settings, preferences, etc. Does FO work okay for other databases? Charles Gohlke