>It seems to me, that everytime you add something new to OS X, >whether it's an app. or an OS update, you should run your OS X.3.1 >installer CD utilities and check Disk Permissions. I also run Disk >Repairs at the same time. This is great advice, thanks. Since you are also running "Repair Disk" you obviously would need to start up from the installer CD, but if you only need to repair permissions, is it necessary to start up from the installer CD? Disk Utility lets you repair permissions on the disk you are booted from, so there is no strict *need* to boot up from the CD, but I'm wondering if perhaps you find you get better results that way? thanks, Paul