Thanks again for your quick responses. The fact is that I gave in to the Setup/SafeMode Loop of Death since my last post, and overwrote the HD using a 7 pass algorithm...reformatted...and reinstalled XP pro. As to the Jupitermedia AUP, I concede respectfully, and hope to return to this forum for guidance the next time I try fixing what isn't broken in the first place.

Talk to you next week then!