rod, yes! this solves the problem totally... thank you! on bass, watt http://hootpage.com > >Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:32:26 -0800 >From: Rod Duncan <roduncan at telus.net> >Subject: Re: [X4U] Trouble with Stuffit Expander 9.01 >Message-ID: <p06100500be07d143bf24@[10.0.1.174]> > >Once the Stuffit application FINALLY loads go under the preferences >and uncheck the "Allow Version Checking" under the general >preferences tab. Once that is unchecked then it will load quickly and >normally. The version checking takes forever. Why they have done that >is a mystery to all of us. Stunned software developers might be the >short answer. > >Rod