Thanks for the quick reply.

I think I have rebooted about 200 times, and I am in very great danger of going bald from ripping my hair out !!

I had the same feeling about the reg screwing me over again (&$@#*&% Win98 !!)

Any ideas on where to start looking ??

I try to avoid the reg like a dose of the pox, I dont mind tinkering with anything else on the pooter and I love building my own but the reg has me stuffed !

Any suggestions on how I can maybe overcome this would be greatly appreciated (Before I go bald !!)

Thanks for the reply