BG> I have re-installed the entire directory several times, all
 BG> without success.

geez... i can understand your frustration, then...

 BG> I have the original copy of the registration key, and have
 BG> replaced the key in the directory each time with a fresh copy
 BG> of the original.

i guess you've been doing this by completely wiping out the old directory
contents (or at least all the files) and then putting in the new ones
rather than overwritting, correct? even to a knew directory?

and this is winXP? its been working under this "OS" with the log
files and everything?

 BG> I know the log files are really not necessary, but I just hate
 BG> when I can't find what should be there.

 BG> Goes back to my investigator days......

i hear ya...

have you tried acquiring a new copy of the archives and going from there?

hey wait... XP? HOME or?? you are running with admin privs, right? and the
bat files and such? it seems wierd but could it be a privs problem where fe
can't write the logs to the assigned directory?

have you tried copying the setup from the XP box to another non-XP box and
seeing if it works properly from the copy?

)\/(ark