On 11/2/06, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: These things happen infrequently and most people will never see them. You need only be concerned if it happens frequently - say every few weeks. If this does happen - please let us know and we'll try and help. Okay, apparently there is no (not yet) cause for alarm. Thanks for the reply. I will get back to the list if this happens again within the next few weeks. I appreciate the reply. Fred, Sr.

They are mainly caused by conflicts between programs/drivers and the Microsoft operating system. Microsoft would probably argue that you take a risk whenever you use a program/driver that has not been certified as being compatible. The suppliers of said programs/drivers may argue that it costs too much to gain such certification and that the risk to user (you and I) is acceptable. Personally, the more I pay for software, the more I require such certification. If I use such as freeware - I take my chances. Chris