"The last prime I could feel the bulb was stiffer and the gas flowing,maybe that was the key" "When you prime it, do you wait a few seconds before pushing the primer again?" From the owners manual- "...Press with finger. Wait 2 seconds between each press." Something else that can have an effect is the oil you use. IF you are using a "thicker" oil, there is more drag when cold. That makes the engine turn over a bit slower and thus, possibly harder to start. I used to use 15W-40 in my Honda. I went to 10W-30 and starting was noticeably easier during "cool" Spring days when the temp was below 50.

Zep, thank you so much for all you time and advise. I truly appreciate it. Can I ask you about the log I posted at 14:41 particularly the double entries? Acrobat.com Acrobat.com Ad-Aware Ad-Aware Adobe AIR Adobe AIR Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 Corel Painter Photo Essentials 4 CyberLink DVD Suite CyberLink DVD Suite Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer Google Toolbar for Internet Explorer HP MediaSmart TV HP MediaSmart TV HP MediaSmart Webcam HP MediaSmart Webcam LabelPrint LabelPrint etc? Why are there doubles? I have to log off for the night, but if you have any more suggestions I will check back tomorrow. Thanks again. Carol

Mikie you beat me to it. Sorry about that - I shoulda lookt at it closer.... Well I sort of thought the hype about RegCure looked a bit contrived - suspected it might have been self serving so I messed around with it some and.. You have to buy RegCure - I didn't see that right off. I tried it and it found 487 problems of which it fixt 3; the rest if it got registered. They haven't sent the KEY yet. Maybe you get one free run, ie one free fix w/o money. I ran Abexo and got 33 errors which I left. I ran RegSeeker (Same outfit ?) which got 115 errors which I eliminated. I re-ran Abexo and got 11 errors which I eliminated. I reran RegCure and got 473 errors. I reran Regseeker and got 6 errors which I eliminated. I re-re ran RegCure and got 477 errors which remain unfixt. What a crock! The mind boggles. For sure the RegCure ran way faster than tuthers. Perhaps it would be worth the money vs buying another printer but I spect it would be a gamble.

Thanks bob414, but have tried everything. Then, thinking, I remembered when I have done the F8 key, perhaps something there in that menu? On the screen there was: 1-Normal 2Logged(bootlog txt) 3safe mode 4step by step comfirmation 5-command prompt only 6-ssafe mode command prompt only, and on bottom of screen F5 safe mode shift +F5=command prompt shift + F=stepbystep confirmation Right now, the font is large, and can't get the whole webpage on the screen, as previous, musta done something bad again. I am frustrated again, but sure those who want to help me are frustrated also, that a person can't figure out these things for himself. I also have tried several ways of trying to get that CTRL key to make that menu come up, fast, slow, and in between also. If no one wants to help, don't blame you a bit, I just wish I knew what to try on my own. Shaddy