Bob, Thank you for sending me all the info on your system and .xawtv file. I have discovered that after editing my .xawtv like yours actually works except for the switching to full screen. It was actually working before after I found the input to the tv card was switched off. However it still refuses to go to full screen, locks up the comp. And I do not have a v41-conf file either, is it needed ? After rereading your msg. I checked my version of xawtv and find mine is version 3.81 and yours is 3.87. Now where did it come from ? I would have thought that the RH 9 and updateing would have updated it. -- Warren