Jim and the other file-hounds: My download and upload worked perfectly the first time, using Com 1. I have no other serial devices (cordless and USB, see?).

I checked on the files you reported:

MSCVRT.DLL: I have two versions: one is used in System, one is used by DVD player and Creative Play Centre. Creative: v 6.00.8397.0 System: v 6.10.8637.0

COMCAT.DLL: 5.0

VBRUN60SP4.EXE: nothing in Windows, or the entire hard disk, for that matter.

VBRUN60.INF: no such file

VBRUN60.EXE: In another program directory, therefore unused.

W95INF16.DLL: v 4.71.704.0

W95INF32.DLL: v 4.71.0017.0

SCRRUN.DLL: v 5.1.0.5010 in the System folder

I have the latest update to IE 5.5 installed, including everything on the Win Update site... and I have a new ATI Radeon DDRAM video card just this week, but not with the latest drivers.

I have my System folder and Temp folder both on C:\.

So, it could be anything. One might even venture that it could video drivers, since I have seen them do some really unbelievable things that shouldn't be related to my software at all... but then, I'd be guesing too, wouldn't I? At least you know now what it probably isn't... ...Mike