Dr. Trevor J. Hutley paused, thought it over, and spoke thusly: >Does anyone have an idea what I need to look for and remove? >So as to ensure this message does not apppear, and so that my Mac is >definitely Norton-free. > >regards, Trevor Try a file search, preferably with FileBuddy, or any equally strong searcer, and set the criteria as "Creator" = PNsd That's Norton. ~flipper