Michael, Not to be one who jumps to this as a first resort but seems like you have done everything that is doable short of a reload of the OS. I have done an archive and install 2 times in my OSX life and it fixed whatever goofy problem I had that the AS genius and AppleCare could not correct. It was not difficult and only took an hour at the most. Just a thought that you might be out of other options and as long as you have your critical files backed up you should not be out more then that if it doesn't work. Glenn Those who would deny liberty to others do not deserve it themselves. Abraham Lincoln - 1859