got the visuals - thanks

with shuffle, i go to random and press 'enter' and it returns to the main screen. i am looking for 'random for the entire library' - is this an option or will it just do random for the album i'm in at the time

-the artists are listed on the player in the playlist. these are the ones that were being uploaded during the crash. in emplode, i have searched and deleted these files and synched up with the player with no problem. yet, they still display in the playlist

-i am trying to install 1.03 on the player but am still having problems with the COM1 port
there is no Boo-Boo icon in the system manager and no other software uses the port??

thanks for your help