I see that two other people had the problem that I am having with the C++ compiler installation.(maybe it's Windows 98 - I'm guessing) It says - bad command or bad file name etc. The last message is from Chris is saying that he got his compiler working "beautifully". I need to know how he did this. I would recommend that you include your solution to the messages that are posted by customers - that way I wouldn't have to be e-mailing you and you could save time. N E wayz - thanks for your help - I am loving your book. I'm getting a lot out of it as well!(posted 9010 days ago)