At 3:56 AM -0500 1/8/05, Dijkwel at aol.com wrote: >Thanks for the suggestion, Tom. > >However, irrespective of which set of extensions I use, the machine >simply does not work unless the shift key is depressed at startup. > >I have now removed 9.2.1, reinstalled 9.1 and will try a fresh >install of 9.2.1 later today. Try disabling all but the standard fonts (Geneva, Monaco and Charcoal). Disable the others by dragging them to another folder. I had a problem like this once and it turned out to be a corrupt font. The function in the System that used the font didn't run if the shift key was held down. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting "I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"