>>>Does anyone know of a good collection of .BMPs for command buttons and .ICOs that are free (or not too expensive). I don't have time to paint my own plus I'm not that good at it.
Look in YAHOO -
www.yahoo.com/computers/world_wide_web/programming/iconsAlso..www.infi.net/~rdralph/icons/others
Both will guide you to lots of freebies.