I think I downloaded it. I did find that when I went to the downloads menu, that if I wanted to look past the critical downloads at the XP downloads, that I couldn't go back. I had to exit, and rejoin that thing. I'm just exhausted with hassling with this thing, but thanks for your help. Margaret L >If you've downloaded everything, then you've already downloaded this, too, >as part of the batch: > http://tinyurl.com/is2b >It's titled: Blaster Worm: Critical Security Patch for Windows XP and it's >the version for 32 bit machines, and you probably have a 32 bit machine. :) > >Same url, without the tinlyurl compaction: >http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2354406C-C5B6-44AC- >9532-3DE40F69C074&displaylang=en > >Barb in Southern Indiana Zone 5/6 dorsettb@kiva.net > Take nature's vagaries and pranks in stride. > ~Ruth Shaw Ernst > > > > > >