Thanks for all the assistance though! I have learned so much. As I write this I believe you may be right about the Windows installation. I did a run and turned off my printer and volia, it burned at 4x. The next time it went back to 2X same set up-anti-virus and all other programs shutdown. Go figure. Live long and prosper... oh wait that's Spock _X_X_X_X_X_[small]Silent Assasin[/small]