After the latest monthly automatic updates for Windows XP, I got the following message on my screen: Data Execution Prevention: Microsoft Windows To help protect you computer, Windows has closed this program. Name: Windows Explorer Publisher: Microsoft Corporation Data Execution Prevention helps protect against damage from viruses and other security threats. What should I do? ----------------- Here is the screen picture: http://fohs.bgu.ac.il/bgu-med/pub/windowserror.jpg I will leave it to the Risks readers to find a creative explanation. David de Leeuw, Medical Computing Unit, Ben Gurion University of the Negev Beer Sheva, Israel [Actually, a Beer sounds like a good idea, after which you could Sit Shiva for your PC. PGN] ------------------------------