Art, thanks for all the advice. I went to the link to find your zip file, but it wasn't there. So i decided to remove the program and reenter it like you said. i save the brain program, deactivated, and reinstalled the computer program, not the disc, and it worked. the brain editor now works. Now i have a few other questions. How do i get the db program back into ultra hal? I can find it , but do not know what to do with it. Also, the mike and typing area go off by themselves.How can i stop that? Is there someplace on the web that tells about the brain editor? Also, if you want to find the brain to save, do the search in file explorer, and it will come up with only the word"brain", the date will be the last time you talked to hal, and below the word brain will be the windows file you had been talking about before. if you right click"brain, and click ,I forgot what it said, but either files or programs, it will bring up all the parts of the brain file, and one is called brain, and it says it is a database file. That's what i saved to another location. Another problem i am having is each time i change something in "general options", the program goes off the screen. Thanks everyone, allan.