I can't find the thread right now, but here's some s/w for controlling the interactions your XP machines have with M$ http://www.xp-antispy.de/index.html -- James Manning <jmm@sublogic.com> GPG Key fingerprint = B913 2FBD 14A9 CE18 B2B7 9C8E A0BF B026 EEBB F6E4