On Dec 2, 2004, at 5:14 PM, Michael J. Amato wrote: > Just authenticate it. When you press the OK button it will ask for your > password. This is a protective device to prevent anyone else from > altering > your basic programs. No problemo. Well, I didn't need to authenticate to do any of those two operations since I bought this PowerBook in 2003. And suddenly the dialog shows up. Don't you smell a problem? -- fxn