> I'm using a PentiumII here and I just opened up a brand new PSP > that the boss bought me cos I'm such a nice guy, Me nice guy too - address to follow > and it appears to work ok with MPLAB V5.31.00 Well, see, now that's exactly what I mean. There must be some common thread through all my PCs to stop them comming with the same PSP. Something in MPLAB or Control Panel would be my suspects, but what ? It looks as though I will just have to persist and keep looking -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads