I received this tip from the Kim Komando radio show... This is a really good tip on how to avoid opening the viruses and full easy instructions are included below... Sorry if you feel this was a waste of the group's time... Al Berger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KEEP IT ON THE QT: Privacy tips you need to know...and pass on. TAME VBS E-MAIL VIRUSES You know about the danger of double-clicking on e-mail attachments--especially VBS files. By just following a few simple steps, you can block Visual Basic Script (VBS) viruses from infecting your Windows 95/98/Me system. The problem stems from the Windows default action for double clicking on these files--the "open" command. By changing this action to "edit" the file will be harmlessly displayed in Notepad instead of being executed (and infecting your computer). In Windows Me, go to Control Panel, select Folder Options, and choose the File Types tab. From the displayed files, select a file with the .vbs extension, and click the Advanced tab. Next, highlight Edit and select the Set Default button. (you might also want to repeat the process for files with the following extensions, too: .js, .jse, .scr, .shs, and .shb). In 95/98, start in Explorer and select View, then Folder Options. Click the File Types tab and scroll through the displayed list of file types (the details are listed at the bottom of the window). Scroll to the file with a .vbs extension and then select Edit, and choose Edit from the Actions list and click the Default button (repeat the process for the other extensions listed above). If edit isn't listed in the Actions window, select New, type Edit in the Action window and c:\windows\notepad.exe in the Application used to perform action window, then click on OK. Computers are easy with Kim Komando by your side! ************************************************************** ************************************************************** Psst! You! Yes You! Can you do us a favor? Help Kim spread the word by forwarding your copy of the Kim Komando Show Newsletter to all your friends with computers. Heck, send it to them even if they don't have a computer (just be sure to print it out, first!), and also let them know where to sign up for their own FREE copy: http://www.komando.com/media/newsletter ~~ Thanks to each and every Newsletter subscriber and ~~ listener! You're all the best! :-)