1. I don't know how
Yes, I suppose someone in authority can tell me that

2. I don't know if I can
Yes, I suppose someone in authority can give me the permissions

3. I don't know if I should
Bummer here- As I said, I did not intend for this thread to become monopolized by RACE; further, this MB is not generally VB oriented. The engineers here are way, WAY above my head with a lot more esoteric stuff than VB. (what the ^%^$ is "Ring 0" anyway?)

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Little voice:
"Hey,sarge, whatever happened to those how-do-I-enable-a-disabled-command-button type questions"
Sarge: "(sigh) Those were the good old days"
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sarge