Ok finnaly I had the computer free to test this procedure. Unfortunately the result is the same: Kernel panic even before the hotsync application opens. So, at least for me, it's not the Blued process that is causing the panic. This is a bit of a drag as I was kind of hopefull to at least get it working in this manner... :-( Any suggestion on processes to kill? I enjoyed that... ;-) I still have to test the "install on another computer" theory... -mw All men are mortal. Socrates was mortal. Therefore, all men are Socrates. -Woody Allen