I'm sorry, I did mean firestorm the newest version and imprudence I keep around just for working on my offline sims. The error does suggest that I check my connection and firewall. The firewall is good so it must be my connection. I have checked the connections by the computer, but haven't gone through the whole house. Sorry, I never thought of that until now. Probably because the rest shouldn't have been disturbed. But that doesn't mean it hasn't been. Thank you for all of the great and quick answers. I greatly appreciate it. I'll get back to post the fix just as soon as everything is solved. Thanks again...you people rock.