That was the first thing I did. I was just hoping someone had covered this ground all ready. Thanks for the response. Kevin

In reference to the error generated in my attempt to run the crimson.jar file I looked at the console and found the following related messages: 11/18/07 12:19:54 PM [0x0-0x13013].com.maplesoft.maple11[251] [LaunchRunner Error] com.maplesoft.worksheet.application.WmiWorksheet.main(String[]) threw an exception: 11/18/07 12:19:54 PM [0x0-0x13013].com.maplesoft.maple11[251] java.lang.NullPointerException 11/18/07 12:19:54 PM [0x0-0x13013].com.maplesoft.maple11[251] at com.maplesoft.worksheet.application.WmiSplashScreen.(Unknown Source) 11/18/07 12:19:54 PM [0x0-0x13013].com.maplesoft.maple11[251] at com.maplesoft.worksheet.application.WmiGenericStartupStrategy.showSplash(Unknown Source) 11/18/07 12:19:54 PM [0x0-0x13013].com.maplesoft.maple11[251] at com.maplesoft.worksheet.application.WmiGenericStartupStrategy.doStartup(Unknown Source) 11/18/07 12:19:54 PM [0x0-0x13013].com.maplesoft.maple11[251] at com.maplesoft.worksheet.application.WmiWorksheet.main(Unknown Source) 11/18/07 12:19:54 PM [0x0-0x13013].com.maplesoft.maple11[251] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) 11/18/07 12:19:54 PM [0x0-0x13013].com.maplesoft.maple11[251] at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:39)