Happy Joe XP! Hey, I have been thinking of a new domain name ... thats pretty good FastGame.

Forums/Corp/Existence. There is truth to that statement and the thought has crossed my mind many times. (Yea, Yea, Short Crossing)

Blackwar, I find it amazing that you have this much trouble with XP as I consider your extensive knowledge regarding computers and technology. With that, I would lean towards the idea that hardware is the root of your problems. Have you ever ran a complete system diagnostics? May I ask if your hard drive had NT/2000/XP installed and formatted at different times? The kernel really never gets formatted from any of the three OS. Try a ZERO Fill on the hard drive next time "before" you format and that will eradicate the kernel. Bet you a dollar to donut you see a difference.