Thanks to all who have helped on my virous problem.
I don't want to upgrade this computer as Wind 98 will run in  DOS mode
direct
and when I get back to the states I will be using Linux for almost
everything.
In four years of the News letter I never sent out a virous because Windows
virouses don't run on Linux. This computer will be used for awhile to run
my DOS based moving map program in the 182.

Therefor Andy Heckler was right on with this suggestion:

''Paul,

   This is for Outlook Express 5 that ships with Win2K.   I hope it's
close...

   From the Outlook Express toolbar, select view, then layout.  The bottom
half of the window should provide a box to turn off the preview pane.

    From Outlook, it's View on the tool bar and the fifth item down on that
menu is Preview Pane.

   Good Luck.  And thanks for the travel pictures!  Always wanted to visit
Oz and am enjoying going along on your trip!

   Andy"

Thanks Andy. Worked like a charm!! Never in a million years would I have
figured it out. What the heck is a Previw Pane"? :-) Sorry Tracy! I had no
idea the Klez virous could steal your identity.

Traveling around in OZ in a 172 is pretty easy. Much like flying around in
the western
U.S. although the distances are greater. The cost of the 172 and the price
of fuel is
not that much higher than in the U.S. given the current exchange rate.

You need to get here a week or so ahead of
time to get your Aussie pilots licences but it is just paper work. You show
them your
US License, medical and biannual review and they issue this great looking
little
green book that looks somewhat like a passport. That is your Aussie license.
Most things are the same however. You need to read back your clearance
before
you enter the equavalent of class A airspace and report waypoints as you
proceed towards the actual landing. Whereas in the U.S. you just land using
the controllers instructions. Most airports are CTAF however.

You do need to figure out a few
differences. Runway lengths are in meters but altitude is still in feet.
Only knots
are used for speeds. Only nautical miles are used for distances and hecto
pascals
are used for pressure but of course you can set the altitimeter to the
airport elevation
in feet before you take off. You will need a tourist guide book such as
Fodors to decide what towns you want to fly into.

Also check Quantas and other airlines for their
commuter flight cities so you can pick airports that have rental cars.
You will need Aussie World Charts and a book called Enroute Supplement
Australia  for fuel avialabilty and other info about the airports you intend
to visit.
The ground services section does not talk about accomadations so you
need Fodors for that. The aircraft have ELT's but a hand held GPS and a hand
held
UHF would be handy if you had to land off airport. The UHF could be used to
talk
to airliners overhead on the emergency freq and give them your lat long.
Take
plenty of drinking water.

I am amazed there are not more airplanes and airports in the outback. What
this country needs is a good cheap bush plane with a cheap and durable
Mazda rotary engine.
Say what you want about Jim Bede business practices but a bush plane quickly
built
using Jim' latest BD17 design and manufacturing tricks would be just the
ticket.

The Aussie gov ought to teach flying in high school. Save the Aussie tax
payer a bunch of money "sealing" (paving) outback roads which they
are rapidly doing.

They also need a bunch of dams to save the fresh rain water from running off
into
the ocean and stop some of the flooding.

Since I am reasonable sure I have the virous problem licked here are a
couple
more pictures.

Paul Lamar