Howdy Bob:

BS>       XP doesn't like passing control of it's hardware to programs running
BS> under XP.  I'd bet that you could easily open IE.EXE, just not IM.EXE unles
BS> you tell IM that there's no modem.
BS> 
BS>       I'd suspect that you should be looking for a replacement FOSSIL drive
BS> that does function properly under XP, and possibly disable DTR controls.

     May be a while before I have the time to work on it but I will 
investigate your suspicions.  Thanks a million! :-)

Regards,

Ken,
Aileron,
Trahern,
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