WOWOWOWOWOW!!! That is a whole lot of useful information, folks!

(JohninKansas, is this your specific field? That's at least a good chapter-load of information, thanks!)

I'm going to the library and make a print out of all this info, so I can follow it as I poke and prod.

But I will say this at the moment, I did not do what I've ususally done when I start the maching and close the Lotus Suite (I only did it to get a little extra room at the bottom of the page) and the usual pop-up didn't appear!!! So yes, it certainly looks like I was my own culprit on at least part of all this.

Since, as I said, this isn't my laptop, I can't remove the Lotus altogether, (though truth be told, my flatmate is a space cadet, who probably wouldn't even notice if I had.)

I think my next stop will be to take SRS's advice and go to http://www.microsoft.com and do what she suggested. Maybe they can help (though I've been to the site before, but didn't know what to do or look for).

Lastly, I'll try your other suggestions, Jon, and JohninKansas, and look to find the exact files themselves for either cleaning or deleting.

I'm so grateful for all your wonderful ideas! I thank you, and this computer (though it may not know it yet) thanks you!


..xx..e