Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work. - Thomas Edison
Aye, my amphibious friend.The extra security...it's all with good intentions, but it can be a royal pain as well.The whole thing with 'windows update service stopped' has me thinking I may be on the right track.It's not a wasted day Steve, if you stick with it, and find a solution.Net framework is..it's alot of extra instruction code that helps developers write programs that work with windows.Kinda like..say C++ language, not exactly but similar results.Look it up on wikipedia for a bunch of tech-speak.Corel should have it on the install disk, the same thing I linked too.So..this leads me to believe your user account won't let you do what needs to be done.( of course, I'm sittin here, and you're sittin there in front of it, so.. )Just trying to help.Net framework,Microsoft constantly updates it, but many developers have been using older versions as well, since software can take years to create.Hence, your initial install doesn't put it in, cause it knows it will change.Direct X works similar, for what windows will bother installing ( the whole database is wasted disk space, the installer will grab what you need out of it. )Don't be suprised if you have DirectX 11 installed, for example, and you put an older game, or some other software that directly interfaces with your graphics card,and windows starts installing what it needs from older versions.That's likely all about as clear as mud. Hope it made some sense.Cheers.Unfortunately, it's less clear than mud, and no help, but that's because I don't have the terminology or PC knowledge to draw on, not that your effort is lacking. To the right guy, it's probably spot on... It shouldn't be this way at all. If I buy a hammer, I don't have to know how to drop-forge the head, or carve the handle. Security should come in when it's necessary, not right up front where the user is completely in the dark. On my Mac, this would be done, but Corel don't play dat... but thanks Chadwick, I do appreciate it.Steve