In message: <001401c31de1$424dd4f0$a7ac77c1 at DJK1Comp> "Duncan Barclay" <dmlb at dmlb.org> writes: : The machine is busy waiting somewhere (evidenced by the fan coming on). Is : there some flag I can turn on to tell me what locks are being taken : released - it may be something in another sub-system. Could be a thread stuck in a loop? Warner