I am running Windows 98 SE and Xolox 1.4 build 490. I renamed the resumeinfo.txt file from the Xolox folder and I am now able to connect. Apparently there is a corrupted file within resumeinfo.txt. Now I can connect, but at the expense of losing all my search results. Or is there a possibility that the problem lies elsewhere -- a time-out error perhaps, considering the error message, and that file does not necessarily have to be removed? Or is that wishful thinking? Thanks again for all your help.