It's a stretch, but you might try disabling UAC -- I've seen the UAC "allow this program to..." freeze up some computers... Good luck! RESOURCE: Disabling UAC in Vista[^] Akseli A.

Why do some process stay in Task Manager after they've been killed?[^] --Mike-- Visual C++ MVP :cool: LINKS~! Ericahist | PimpFish | CP SearchBar v3.0 | C++ Forum FAQ Dunder-Mifflin, this is Pam.