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In my place of employment we were expected to use McAfee (always the latest version whenever it came out). I had reservations, having been a satisified Norton user for years. But . . . no choice. On my office computer (Win 98 SR 1), with the bare necessities running through Start-up, programs were exceedingly slow to open and run, available memory fell to 10-15%, lock-ups were frequent, even with only 1-2 programs open, usually IE and Word. Printing brought an even greater slowdown with the cursor jerking across the monitor. When I disabled McAfee, all the problems were eliminated. I was loath, however, to use the computer without an anti-virus program. Continuing frustration led me to uninstall McAfee, buy Norton at my expense, and install it. Since then, no comparable problems whatsoever. My take: regardless of its antivirus capabilities, McAfee wass a tremendous resource hog.

An interesting possibility–fast typist, yes, but she’s a slave to the mouse. I have to remind her about the occasional need to use Ctrl-Alt-Del.

Thanks, Phil, for the suggestions.

I had, in fact, searched for the doc under its file name and found a shortcut and the doc itself, though only with the “eci” content. I tried your broader search and found 6 Word docs, all of which contained what they should. Curiously, there are three shortcuts to this particular one (4:23, 4:28, and 4:33 p.m.) and two files with the doc name (4:21 and 5:45). Again, only “eci.” The recycle bin was emptied last night–didn’t think of looking in that before I ran it. My son also tells me he clicked “undo” when the scream of anguish came from my wife. She claims she did nothing unusual or different. Anyway, she recreated the letter (in disgust). Guess it’s to remain a mystery.

Thanks again for your help.

PC Magazine’s HDValet will safely delete a wide range of junk files. I’ve used it for several years without any problems. Find it at http://downloads-zdnet.com.com/3000-2248-10059058.html%5B/url%5D

Helpful tips on archiving and backing up OE single and multiple folders at Tom Koch’s site:
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideOE/tips/archiving.htm%5B/url%5D
http://www.tomsterdam.com/insideOE/backup/…ial.htm#folders%5B/url%5D

I’ve been using Free Surfer for several months and am quite pleased with it.
http://www.free.surfer.tc/mail%5B/url%5D

Perhaps this link will help: http://www.geocities.com/mrathlon2000/FAQ_configmg_10.html%5B/url%5D

Going to Tools>Options>Maintenance and ticking “Empty messages from the ‘Deleted Items’ folder on exit” might help.

Micosoft has an article on troubleshooting Win ME shutdown problems at http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?…b;EN-US;q273746%5B/url%5D

You might check out this comprehensive list of startup applications: run msconfig and compare what you have running with what is essential, according to the list. http://www.pacs-portal.co.uk/startup_pages/startup_full.htm%5B/url%5D. Getting rid of Macafee was a good idea–it’s nothing but trouble.

You might check out this Microsoft reference article: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?…b;EN-US;q264804%5B/url%5D. It appears you have a corrupt FPEDITAX.DLL .

“Disable” as you type? If so, click Tools, then Options, and then uncheck “check spelling as you type.”

This Microsoft reference article may provide some help: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?…b;EN-US;q238387%5B/url%5D

Yes! McAfee is nothing but trouble!

This entry in the Annoyances forum may help:
http://www.annoyances.org/exec/forum/winme/r1005992598%5B/url%5D