I have had a series of crashes ongoing for over a year. I have no idea what the offender is. It always accompanies an image import...however I have seen the same 3 instructions when doing non-image operations also. First I see a *NOP DB.L (probably a sic) I forget the third or similar. I can't take a log because the file system is always busy. I suspect this is in Quicktime somewhere, but I can't be sure. I need a utility that searches a data fork or FCOD resource for these 3 common opcodes or the hex equivalents. Anybody able to write a beast for this, or suggest something? I have to track this down. It is driving me @%crazy. I need something where I can choose the app, extension, or whatever the hell the problem is, and then it will seek these problematic opcodes/hex$ or whatever Then I destroy the thing, one puny bit at a time. rc