> Sounds like that service is turned off or terminated. Can you check under Start ->> Settings -> System Settings -> Administration -> Services (freely > translating from German here). Try to see whether there's a Windows > Installer Service and whether it's running.
That was a great clue. It was not running but trying to start it comes up with "Error 997: Overlapped I/O operation is in progress" so it looks like a conflict somewhere. I will try removing and reinstalling the service. Thanks for your help. -- Best wishes, Steve Lee http://jumbocruiser.com Tel +44 7768 211612 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.5 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html