For some reason, the CheckPlugin CRASH on start-up seems to have gone away (at least sometimes) - only to be replaced by a "fix_prebinding" CRASH, the log of which shows: Date/Time: 2003-01-30 12:31:13 +0100 OS Version: 10.2.3 (Build 6G30) Host: localhost Command: fix_prebinding PID: 388 Exception: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (0x0001) Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE (0x0002) at 0x00000041 I do not know if this is worse than the CheckPlugin crash or not ! One thing I have done (a couple of days ago, so I cannot be sure if there is any connection) is to move to GIMP PRINT, after un-installing the HP drivers (2.0f) for my DeskJet 950C. regards, Trevor