This W95.CIH virus is NOT a hoax or a joke. I read about it in a newsletter that I get and followed the thread all the way to a page where I downloaded a program that detects and removes this virus. The address is: http:\\www.symantec.com/nav/navc.html/ The virus is supposed to kick in July 26 and raise H___ with the hard disk. The suggestion is made in the info to just not turn on your computer on the 26th Bob Anibal