I tried that. It seems my only option there is to switch to a local account instead of using Microsoft account. it give me warning if I do that. It says apps might ask me to sign in before accessing information associated with my M.S. account. It also says files will no longer exist on my pc unless they are marked for "off line use" and it says the apps on my pc will no longer have access to my skydrive files or folders. I don't know wheather I should do that. what do you think? thanks again