thanks annmarie and happy monday to ya! i unchecked both ptsnoops on the startup tab, but after reboot, one of them comes back. so i'll follow your directions after i back up the registry.{i've got those directions around here somewhere}...or will it be disabled if only one is unchecked? (i have the hsp pc-tel modem.)
just one more question? is this registry hack the same on win 98se? i'll be doing it on that 'puter also.

[This message has been edited by nlday (edited 12-02-2001).]