Richard Gilmore said: >I don't want to beat this dog to death but I work in a mixed Windows XP/Mac >OSX OS9 environment where I routinely have to help people with all sorts of >XP problems from networking to Word to simple use of IE and I find XP >significantly more complicated than Mac to use on a day to day basis. >Obviously I'm biased but that's been my experience. Could it be that Windows users just have a tendency to be too stupid to figure those things out on their own? 8-{D I don't know much about networking in Windows, though I know that the Mac has, in the past, always been easier to network. Word is a problem for users on both platforms. It requires training to be able to use effectively, and most folks don't get that training. Randy B. Singer Co-Author of: The Macintosh Bible (4th, 5th and 6th editions) Routine OS X Maintenance and Generic Troubleshooting http://www.macattorney.com/ts.html