I hesitate to alert my users about the Symantec problem without a suggestion of something to do about it. I know they won't uninstall Symantec and run out to buy another antivirus. Any suggestions? I have the ver 9 CD at work and could install that for users who have installed 10, but with the holiday that isn't going to work until Tuesday. As far as Google Desktop, I think the official Univ policy is to discourage its use but not forbid it. I think it comes with the file transfer part turned off by default. Cheryl Akers Microbiology