diff --git "a/C:\\Users\\LAZARI~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\runA918.rb" "b/P:\\sand\\rubyi2\\sandbox\\ruby193\\test\\runner.rb"
index 608af08..f3a3424 100644
--- "a/C:\\Users\\LAZARI~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\runA918.rb"
+++ "b/P:\\sand\\rubyi2\\sandbox\\ruby193\\test\\runner.rb"
@@ -10,4 +10,27 @@ end
 
 require_relative 'profile_test_all' if ENV['RUBY_TEST_ALL_PROFILE'] == 'true'
 
-exit Test::Unit::AutoRunner.run(true, src_testdir)
+#alter String class prior to go into test-all
+class String
+  @@running_counter = 0
+  alias :orig_initialize :initialize
+  def initialize(*args)
+    orig_initialize(*args)
+    @@running_counter += 1
+  end
+
+  def self.running_counter
+    @@running_counter
+  end
+  
+end
+
+String.call_initialize = true
+a = "literalstring" #counter becomes 1
+puts "\n#{String.call_initialize} #{String.running_counter} - START test/runner.rb MODIFIED TEST"
+
+exitval = Test::Unit::AutoRunner.run(true, src_testdir)
+
+puts "\n#{String.call_initialize} #{String.running_counter} - EXIT test/runner.rb MODIFIED TEST"
+
+exit exitval