>Is this the new Apple front end to a kernel panic? yes > >I have now discovered that the files in question are fonts. Not >fonts that I am using, but copies of the font files I made. Where are these fonts that are problematic located? My slow startup problems was traced back to fonts as well. Font Doctor X was recommended by the tech list: <http://www.morrisonsoftdesign.com/fd_mac.html> There is a free demo that will identify problems but not repair them. -- <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Mike Bigley Maineville, Ohio http://www.norbertrunning.com Please support an American Indian Elder & Medicine Man by visiting the above link. <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>