I tried moving the pic and even the bag of rice and nothing worked. "the incident" happened about a week ago but after a week of attempting things nothing is working. Yes I am in Alton, Il (near St. Louis), I guess if nothing else I can finally replace my pic it but I thought I would check first to see if anyone had an easier solution. I have about 4 more dongle kits but obviously without a programmed pic I am dead in the water, pun totally intended.