Subj : bad news for hdd? To : Jas Hud From : August Abolins Date : Sat Dec 31 2022 07:15:00 JH> try using this instead JH> https://www.hdsentinel.com/ The trial version will give enough info to deduce problems? JH> and dont be a nick andre. dont run xp Porting everything over to a newer Win would be troublesome. The T60 is maxed at 3GB ram as well, so it can't really support Win7 for example. (But maybe that would be worth a try) - I've witnessed a Dell Optiplex with 2GB ram and hosting Win7 - it's not too bad in performance. And.. the linux option is out of the question. I need to maintain a current workflow especially with MS Access 2007. -- ../|ug --- OpenXP 5.0.51 * Origin: (} Pointy McPointface (618:250/1.9) .