Yes, I can see that this would work. But nothing is ever easy. I failed to mention that my second computer is living with my father in law. And he has a low tolerance for anything going wonky on him. At the slightest glitch he will call me and want me to go over and fix his computer problem. Since his wife also manages to mangle the computer on a fairly regular basis the registry tweak that you (princess guard) linked me too will likely cause me alot of grief and travel. I don't relish the thought of "tweaking" their registry and having me blamed for every glitch that they are bound to encounter till the end of time.Thank you for your help, I may try it on my 3rd computer which is actually in my home just to see how it works.
What I really need is an idiot proof peice of software that my inlaws can feel comfortable with. And which they can "blame" when they mess up something else.
Any other ideas out there?
thanks