Hi Bill and others

I found out what seems to be going on.

If I leave the cd in the drive and use go to ngc object, then zoom to
the level I used use when guide, I have no problem. If I take the cd
out of the drive, and try it, guide crashes.

So the cd has to be in the drive, or guide crashes. It looks like it
need files of the cd.

Disk one had to be in the drive, since if disk 2 is in the drive
guide crashes. So there is something on disk 1 guide needs to draw
the info shown on the screen.

I have installed the following found under the, install to hard drive.

Minimum hard drive install
Deep-sky objects
Eclipse/occultations
Tycho-2
Nebula
Planet features
RealSky&Ax.0
Lunar Hi-res bitmap
LEDA million Galaxies
JPL ephemerides for 1800-2200

So Bill it doesn't appear to be related to the DSS/real sky images
you meantioned under Extras, since it doesn't matter if it turn on of
off.

So what can I do to use guide, without needing the cd rom in the
drive?
Maybe since I have a 40 GB hard drive, install everything to the hard
disk?

So there is nothing wrong with guide, my computer or windows xp. It's
all my fault, I figured if I put the files on my computer, I wouldn't
need some of the stuff on the cd rom, stupid me. I guess when I used
other software such as redshift 3, starry night, skycharts, I never
needed to have a cd in the drive, after I installed the program, but
for guide I do, so I learned my lesson.

At least I know what's going on, guide is looking for the cd.

Thanks

Kevin