Ridgerunr, TY so much for the headsup re the latest version(7.0.8.1) of a few days ago. Thing is, I last successfully updated the sig file on 10-15-05. Then the PC was in the shop from 10-17-05 until 10-21-05, when I retrieved it. That's when the hooha began. The upgrade fixed it. A very subtle thing, that upgrade, but it did the trick!