Firstly I apologize for not paying attention - ;-) when kernel panics here discussed a few months ago. Now I have just experienced one on my new BigAl. Just a quick question: I was doing my bookkeeping when it happened. Three hours of work are in a file I cannot now open. Anyone have any secrets of opening it? I do also now have on my desktop an icon entitled 'Lock0001.flk' I have a back up done May 15th so it isn't an unmitigated disaster; it would be nice, thought not to have to re-do what was done... -- Warmest regards Murray mailto:murrayka at mac.com 'We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.'