<html> <head> <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> </head> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Hi Folks, Sorry to have stuffed up original posting, an accidental hijacking occurred, and thanks to James for putting me on the right track (I hope). I apologise in advance if this is trivial, but it is irritating and also intriguing. But when my machine is booting, before the splash screens, I get this message.. Error: malformed file press any key to continue Having done the obligatory Google searches I can't find a strong lead. If anyone has a spare moment can you enlighten me please? Is it important? (I don't seem to suffer any problems as a result of this message that I know of) Or should I just continue to ignore it? Or have I missed some update etc? Rob Ward Lake Tyers Beach, 3909 <a href="http://www.laketyersbeach.net.au">Lake Tyers Beach Website</a> <a href="http://www.laketyersbeach.net.au/XP2XU.html">XP to XUbuntu - The journey, join me!</a> <div class="moz-signature"> </div> </body> </html>