Thanks to all for their replies. Bob asks if I made any changes and that maybe the clue.In organizing my pictures(an absolute nightmare) I some how deleted the content of "pictures" from the start up menu on the upper right side of the startup window. (The word pictures remains. )Nothing comes up when I click on "pictures". When I right click on "pictures" the copy,name and properties Window comes up. A right click on properties brings the properties window up with no information on it. I created a new folder "my Photos" and organized all of our pictuers in it. Sounds like kind of hay wire way to go about it but will have to do for an old farm boy who waited much too long to use a computer. Thanks again for all your help.You are all so nice.
Potosh