Hi. Wow, this version is the fastest running one yet on my laptop ! And the USNO stars work well, and load quickly. So far, I can't get it to crash, and have left it running for almost 24 hrs straight right now. Still hammering away at it as I type this. Thanx. -- Allan Mayer http://sctuser.home.comcast.net http://www.novac.com vp at novac.com