(BTW..my wife, Ferrara, was a programmer for 25 years...mostly in DOS and prior, and she helps a LOT with stuff...but it is ME, the 62 year old woodworker who can figure out how to get out of 'safe mode' when things go wrong, and re-configure the system, including graphics drivers and desktop sizes and options..*grin*

however...*sigh*...while I have you here...the last time I did this, I lost that blue bar/border that shows progress in file downloads and highlights certain items being 'selected' (can't show that progress in Agent newsreader, for example, though I can edit it's .ini to get a numerical %).....it does NOT seem to be in the 'settings' menu under 'active desktop'....and, Rita & I have separate profiles for Windows, and the bar works in the default profile, just not in mine!...and I can't find any .ini file or anything else that would explain where that setting is!

ummm...any ideas? ..I'll sing you a song...in the Key of "R".....