WOW. I have passed all the info to him and thank you very much for your help. He has been worried because a book he's working on is on that PC, and despite havin a CD with the info on it--downloaded a few months back--his new writing since then may have been accessed.
I knew the 'cat had its share of wild and crazy geniuses--but now I know they're fast, too. A million thanks. I wish I could make each one of those thanks a dollar. Instead, may you make a dollar for each one of those thanks. Happy New Year to you all.