> It's a file manager in a command window that seems to bypass some of this > throttling mechanism. Let us know how that does with it. Well, like I said, I formatted the disk and put Ubuntu on that machine. It used to be my main machine, running XP pro, I "upgraded" to Vista, gagged on it, and scrubbed the machine. I got Vista with my MAP subscription last year. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist