First, thanks for the mouse tips. Tried 'em. Still blinking. I downloaded the modding tools (ILIVE, Data Gen, the SC4BATInstaller.exe(w/ update) and the SC4 Lot Editor so I could find one I liked. (or more accurately, one I could understand) They all installed fine untill I got to the SC4 stuff. When I tried to download GMAX, I got this:
Zip damaged: file C:\DOCME~1Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\WZS367.tmp\gmaxsetup1.cab:Bad CRC776a73f (should be 88866ddb). Possible cause: file transfer error.
Then I tried the Lot Editor and saw:. Debug Error! Program: ...dding Equipment\SC4s Modding Equipment\ LoteditorInstaller.exe DAMAGE: after Normal block (#763) at 0x00C30040. Later when the malfunction became evedent, I deleted everything includung SC4 itself and ran three anti-virus/anti-spy checks. Nothing found. Screen still blinks. (sighs) I'm gonna have to reformat the drive aren't I? Thanks again all. P.S. Is the NAM supposed to show up in my computers list of programs