Hi, G4List, First, thank you for answering my newbie questions; you have been very helpful to me. I have a few more. I'm using OSX3.3 on an AGP digital audio 466 and want to get rid of the modem connect noise, like I could do in sys. 9. I have been plugging in headphones or turning down the volume and would like to know if there is any setting I can change so I won't have to do these things at each startup. Also, my computer doesn't do the user switching rotation thing, and I have it set to fast user switching. Does anyone know why? Thanks for being patient and for replying in non tech terms. :-) Roxylee