try this: backup .mozilla and .macromedia mv .mozilla .mozilla-backup mv .macromedia .macromedia-backup and start firefox again. it will work but you will have lost all your bookmarks. it is there on .mozilla-backup anyway, so far so good here. regards HG -- Gllug mailing list - Gllug at gllug.org.uk http://lists.gllug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/gllug