NCP-I checked Windows/System32/sfc.exe out and I keep getting stuff about it being spyware and malware. In any case, I don't seem to be able to find it on ME.

SRS, as I said in my earlier post, I couldn't even download the Windows Update, because this damned KERNEL32DLL kept popping up and shutting me down. I will do as you suggested and try the one under it about Office, thanks.

The change of platform, whatever that means, is beyond my knowledge and sounds like beyond my tech ability, I'm thinking.(I'm getting a little wimpy, just because this isn't my machine. If it were, on the other hand, I might well have tossed it out the window by now.)

It's this KERNEL program or file or whatever it is that is bugging me, since the rest seemed to have cleared themselves up by my leaving on the Lotus Suite. But from all I have googled, I'm certainly not alone with having troubles with this.

What I'm really hoping someone will know is a good program I can download off the net that specifically deals with KERNEL, so maybe anyone reading this knows of one?

By the way, the www.MajorGeeks.com website should be bookmarked for anyone who has a computer!

..xx..e