Emsisoft (A Squared) have an "Emergency kit" for use from a USB stick for such unhappy occasions. http://www.emsisoft.com/en/software/eek/ I have the other problem, mine just plain died. PC Clinic said uneconomical to repair, so, temporarily, until I make up my mind what to get as a replacement using a very old, very slow (256K RAM) but still working laptop. -- RichSpen (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")