In konq settings i added a plugin folder that contained a plugin i downloaded for Firebird. Konq locked up when i attempted to view an html page so i removed the plugin folder from settings. I found nothing in /var/log/messages. This is what i find at the top of top. It stays there even after konq is closed. 4539 work 25 0 2064 40 20 R 49.7 0.0 600:46.75 nspluginviewer 5890 work 25 0 12744 12m 10m R 49.0 5.0 9:26.32 nspluginviewer Attempting to fix things i copied ~/.kde/share/config/kcmnspluginrc from root which is almost never used to my home space. Then i restarted the computer. Konq still locks up. Note other user's knoq does not lock up with the same url. It is only my user. Here is the kcmnspluginrc file. [Misc] firstTime=false scanPaths=$HOME/.netscape/plugins,/usr/lib64/browser-plugins,/usr/lib/browser-plugins,/usr/local/netscape/plugins,/opt/mozilla/plugins,/opt/netscape/plugins,/opt/netscape/communicator/plugins,/usr/lib/netscape/plugins,/usr/lib/netscape/plugins-libc5,/usr/lib/netscape/plugins-libc6,/usr/lib/mozilla/plugins,$MOZILLA_HOME/plugins Any ideas? Thanks joe budd