> I hope your dwnld.dat file is not corrupting on a regualr basis!??

yes, didn't i make that clear? that's what's happening. regular with reasonably large gaps between occurances. every 6 weeks maybe (and i don't use lw *that* much -- maybe on average 2 hours a day) but it's so disastrous when it happens.

> If so there's something definitely wrong.

yes. that's what i'm saying.

> What OS version & Java version are you using?

osx 10.2.6. java 1.3.1

> Also keep your comp well maintained; ie: periodically run your disk & file utilities to make sure your HDD, files & directories are in a healthy state

this has happend on two seperate machines, one with a recent complete reinstall of system software and very little other software other than lw installed extra to the os.

please don't ignore this part which is when the problem occurs:

lw crashes (which it does easily and often), often, but not always, initially caused by me being disconnected from the internet (which is a regular thing -- i'm on a dial up isp which terminates connection automatically after 2hours).

that might explain why it doesn't happen to you for example?

it seems to be when i'm disconnected is the dangerous time as it throws lw into a bit of trouble sometimes. as i said it crashes often.