Subj : Win XP :-( To : CHARLES ANGELICH From : TOM WALKER Date : Wed Sep 28 2005 09:44 am CA>Another possible solution would be SFC.EXE (System File CA>Checker). CA>http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=310747 CA>From the above URL: CA>"System File Checker gives an administrator the ability to scan CA>all protected files to verify their versions. If System File CA>Checker discovers that a protected file has been overwritten, CA>it retrieves the correct version of the file from the cache CA>folder ( (%Systemroot%\System32\Dllcache) or the Windows CA>installation source files, and then replaces the incorrect CA>file. " CA>WordPad.exe _is_ one of the "protected system files" therefore CA>this would explain why I find two identical copies of Wordpad CA>on my hard drive. :-) SFC acts the same way as Wordpad. IT dosen't run. --- þ SLMR 2.1a þ This note from El Cajon California USA * Origin: Try Our Web Based QWK: DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140) .