Thanks folks; no nothing to do with 5.5
Here's another story - was late in replying 'coz my graphics card developed a mind of its own (would only work in 16 colours/480x680). Well I got it sorted a few minutes ago but here's the killer: My dial-up connection is now running at DOUBLE data xfer rate!!!! Not complaining, but all I did was re-install Win98 & graphics drivers & monitor drivers. Weird.
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rgds Rat