I hate these. :o( when i go explorer, and see the compatinility button, I click it and go to an alternate location (virtual store) where the compatibility files are located. Are they really there, or are they in the original folder, but tagged to look like there in the virtual store? can I switch of this compatibility nonsense and just have all the files for an application where they would have been if I was still on windows 200/xp whaterver...?? Thanks Ian