To all, Evidently I bit on a virus hoax that I then sent to everyone on my list. According to Symantec and a number of emails I've received in response, Jdbgmgr.exe is a legitimate though seldom used windows file. If you deleted this file, don't worry. It's only important to programmers who use microsoft visual J++ 1.1 to develop Java programs. it's absence will not cause your PC to stop working or intervere with your applications. programs using Microsoft Visual J++ 1.1 Hope this helps, I apologize for any inconvinience, John