One thing I always do: after running any software update, I run Disk Utility, repair permissions. There always seems to be a bunch that needs it, and I have had very few problems with updates. FWIW. > Just being cautious as I've got a nice stable system right now and a > number of looming deadlines (so I don't really want to > break anythinguntil I have time to futz with it). > > Cheers, > Jenn __________________________ grafzepp at mac.com TiPb 1ghz 1gram 30ghd SpDr AP 10.2.5