hello, i have a simple question that i can not figure out because it is so simple i am over thinking it. but my ? is: Difference between application processes and operating system processes? and no this is not a homework question? ;-), i am just making a simple question into a hard one for myself. thanks Steven "On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, it said 'Requires Windows or better'. So I installed Linux." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Personals - Better first dates. More second dates. http://personals.yahoo.com