http://www.quickencommunity.com/webx/.59b5229f Just in case anyone else runs into the "Failed to Check for Software Updates" error on a Vista machine that isn't resolved by Answer 388 . . . try right-clicking on the MEM icon, choosing "Run As Administrator" and *then* try "Check for Software Updates." I don't know why that worked since I *am* an administrator, but it did. <br><br>My situation was that I had MEM running on a Vista machine... Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:06:47 GMT Web Crossing(r) Unix-v6.0 built Aug 7 2008 14:23:09 (source:1141 2008-08-07 14:01:13 -0700)/Unix-6.0 (http://webcrossing.com/) http://backend.userland.com/rss