I am not bashing Microsoft, but in a fit of glory, I must share my elation. I have nursed my Windows box along to record heights in uptime: ============================================================= Microsoft(R) Windows 98 (C)Copyright Microsoft Corp 1981-1998. C:\WINDOWS>uptime 00:41:07 up 6 days, 5:17, 1 user C:\WINDOWS> ============================================================= George