KingAl,

Yes, I am using Window Blinds... that never occurred to me as a possible source of my trouble. I put Uplink on the exclusion list and it works just fine, thanks a ton.

I used to have a copy of Uplink that I bought in a store and I don't think I have seen the CD or the code sheet in the same place at the same time in a few years and have recently felt like breaking the game out again. Seeing it was bundled with Darwinia on Steam, I figured I might as well buy it ag...