On Friday, Feb 27, 2004, at 13:14 Canada/Eastern, k s d wrote: > [...] I always format the drives of any computers that have been > used by others and start anew - a little bit of extra workto begin > with, but very > well worth it in the long run...IMHO. Good advice. Reinstall the system, apply all applicable updates, then try again. It's always best to try with a new system -- you never know what the previous user installed in his system. f