What I am trying to say is that: Every time I try to open anything. Any application any program, it always brings up the "open with" window. Rarely is there a program associasted with the application I am trying to open. (I am using Google, just as an aside). The volume control in the task bar will not respond. It will not bring up it slider and mute. I no longer have any toolbar or access to one. The F11 trick dosen't work. It changes the perspective but the toolbar in not visable in either. In addidtion I have just noticed that down at the taskbar lvel where you see th etabs that give you an indication of what you have open, the tan appear, but they are blank. The only thing that is in them is a small Explorer graphic. Is all this more helpful. I can't copy this and spread it around because I have no toolbar. If you can spread it around I would appreciate it. I really need to get this computer back up. I'm usung it in a work search. Need work.