This could be WAY off base, but did you select command line or windowed under the "Install Language Tool" menu item? I used to get the same response when I had chosen windowed. John C. At 10:16 PM 5/2/00 -0500, you wrote: >hi! > >i am using HI-TECH Software's PICCLITE and MPLAB (4.12). it was >very easy to get the two hooked up w/ each other. > >each time i build my project, once or twice a dialog box appears >stating that something has timed out (?) and asking if i wish to >proceed. so i have to watch and click to say "YES of course". > >the build is otherwise unremarkable. any idea what's going on here? > >i tried to work around the problem by issuing the two commands that >the build window shows directly to DOS, viz: > >H:\PL\BIN\PICL.EXE -GMicrochip -O -Zg9 -D24 -E -ASMLIST -16F84 -C >H:\TEST\SERIAL.C >H:\PL\BIN\PICL.EXE -INTEL -16F84 -oSERIAL.HEX H:\TEST\SERIAL.OBJ > >which works fine (no need to tell it to go ahead!) and seems to >actually be quite a bit faster (?) and it looks like it makes all the >same objects, which would make it a really good work-around except >that the *.C file doesn't seem to be correctly synchronized with the >Program Memory window during simulation. > >again i ask if you have any idea what is going on here. > >other than that, i continue to be very happy with the FREE compiler >and the FREE MPLAB, a great piece of software in its own right. > >--rob John A. Craft (228)689-8100 Voice Lead Analyst (228)689-8130 Fax Diamond Data Systems of MS, Inc. http://www.diamonddata.com MSAAP Bldg 9110 jcraft@diamonddata.com Stennis Space Center, MS 39529