while registering the user in the username field suppose if i put *** Digitally Urs *** it works fine and it registers the user with an icon in the end of username but if you look into your database you'll have the following thingi in your username field *** Digitally Urzz <img src=icon_smile_clown.gif border=0 align=middle> *** this will be in the username field and which results in the INVALID USERNAME/PASSWORD when you tries to login through you nick DIGITALY URZz. plz try to evaluate it. thank you Sahil