Whenever i start win32com\client\combrowse.py or makepy.py from either the command prompt or out of the windows explorer, i invariably get very nasty system-breakdowns where all programs and processes under Win98se quit with error dialogs, the screen blocks, BSODs appear, and finally the laptop grounds to a complete hold after complaining explorer.exe was faulty and i would have to reinstall windows. I then have to pull the plug in order to restart the machine. This behaviour appears with both the beOpen and the ActiveState editions of Python and their respective win32 extension packets. Strangest of all, not only do the test suites finish successfully, even both makepy and combrowse DO work when called from pythonwin... Help! -Wolfgang _______________________________________________ ActivePython mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listserv.ActiveState.com/mailman/listinfo/activepython