I find some irony in this, that developers, at least, those developing * for * Windows and not merely developing * on * it, would need help with disabling the agent. And it takes a whole line of VB code to do it? Gee, where do I go to buy their software? I haven't seen a BSOD in a while... I remember that our top-flight support group changed their policy to no longer allow we mere developers access to the CDs, and the guy who upgraded us to Office 97 had * no idea * what I had to do to change agents (they are top flight - and consult regularly with Mordac). So I edited my registry to use the logo agent. At the Office 97 seminar, this agent was introduced with "and for those of you with no personality whatsoever", which got a big laugh. I have no idea why. But I can understand loathing clippit.