Alastair, what version of Windows are you using? I also agree with others that CrashGuard may create more problem than it solves!
Pat > Yes, I know a lot of people have said the same thing but if I remove it I > lose data more often than not when R:Base crashes. As I said to Mike, > usually, I can recover R:Base enough with CrashGuard to save my work. > > The real crux is that R:Base really should not crash - full stop. > > According the C/G stats: R:Base has crashed 947 time since I last reset the > system on 06/06/2002. > The next biggest offender is Wordpad with 44 - but I know why that happens > and I can control it. > After that, Irfan viewer with 15 - and that usually crashes because/after > R:Base crashes and I can't recover it. > Everything else is less than 10. > > Regards, > Alastair.

