On Sun, 2008-02-10 at 17:06 -0500, Jacques B. wrote: > If you want a very specific answer to a question, then you need to be > very specific in formulating your question. Otherwise expect and > learn to live with the fact that you will get diversity in the advice > from others on these lists. Yup, <nods sagely> just like in "Hitchhiker's Guide", you gotta know your question before you'll understand the answer. And, if this thread didn't range far afield, I wouldn't have gotten the message from Les on how-to make a repair to a scratched CD. That's why I read pretty much every post from this list, I never know what gems might be just lying around waiting to be picked up. There's always the Del key. I guess it helps that I have sleep apnea! Plus, there may be two dozen lurkers in the OP's situation that benefited from the alternative solutions posted and will make good use of them. 42, Ric -- ================================================ My father, Victor Moore (Vic) used to say: "There are two Great Sins in the world... ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity. Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad. Linux user# 44256 Sign up at: http://counter.li.org/ http://www.sourceforge.net/projects/oar http://www.wayward4now.net <---down4now too ================================================