I have solved my problem with ghc-4.03 thanks to the people on the list. If you know about cygwin, then you know when you install it you have to copy over bash.exe into /bin as sh.exe. However, since 'hide file extensions' was enabled, i accidently renamed it sh.exe.exe. I only noticed because for another reason I turned off 'hide file extensions' and then later peaked into /bin and saw the file... thanks! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Ron Legere Caltech Quantum Optics MC 12-33 Pasadena CA 91125 626-395-8343 FAX: 626-793-9506 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++