At 09:11 PM 9/15/00 +0000, you wrote: >Has anyone used the software named above? It is supposed to virus scan, >prevent crashes, clean registry, do a good job of disk defrag, etc. . It is >supposed to help maintain and improve performance for Windows 9X. >I would love any input . . thanks > Mary Jane Mary Jane: I recently purchased and installed the program. I also installed the "free" version of Power Desk [version 1.x] that came with Fix-It Utilities. At this time I am only using the later version of Power Desk [4.0.8] that can be downloaded from www.ontrack.com . I did not install the virus scan, being sold on the free version of InoculateIT, and overall I found the rest of the program to be too intrusive and duplicate a lot of features that WIN98 SE provides. Over the years I've tried other utilities programs- with the same result. Nevertheless, when time permits, I'll probably reinstall Fix-It and try again. Fortunately, it was on sale at Staples in the US [I'm Canadian] for $14.95 so I don't regret buying it. In retrospect, I personally think that Second Chance from Power Quest is a far better choice for most people. It will let you get into trouble but then returns you to the setup you had before you did something stupid or loaded a buggy program. I do a lot of both! Good luck, Peter Darrach PCSOFT's List Owner's: Bob Wright<[log in to unmask]> Drew Dunn<[log in to unmask]>