Mike writes: <<The utility seems to be still on my machine, I can see it in Accessories but nothing starts automaticaly now, everything has to be done manually>> Try dropping a shortcut to the utility into the Startup folder. Or you could run msconfig, click the Startup tab, and see if there is still an entry in there for Task Manager---if so, tick it. Don Penlington Free computer tutorials at: http://www.geocities.com/donaldpen/ Also Fractal Galleries, free icons, poetry, and beautiful Queensland beaches. PCSOFT maintains many useful files for download visit our download web page at: http://freepctech.com/downloads.shtml