Try going back to Ie 5.0. When I had W98, upgrading to 5.5 was a downgrade. Did not see any advantage but was getting the same crashes as you are now. Ultimately get rid of W98. W2k is more stable, but I realize that not all applications will run on W2k that run on W98 (Sony abCD). Where will you be in 100 years? If you don't know, I can tell you. (and its not the grave). Write me. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp The NOSPIN Group Promotions is now offering Mandrake Linux or Red Hat Linux CD sets along with our NOSPIN Power Linux CD... at a great price!!! http://freepctech.com/goodies/promotions.shtml