Jinx wrote: > Adam, thanks > > A-formatting we shall go then Just a quick word of warning: Before you go to install XP, make sure that the target drive is listed as C:. I remember one time I had a multi-partition disk; when I booted off the XP CD (actually it was a DVD because I'd run out of CD-R's ;-) ), it had the target partition listed as D:. So anyway I went ahead with the install. After it has installed, I went into My Computer. It was still D:. So my next mission was to find out how to change that to C:. I found out how. I did it. And stuff stopped working. So anyway make sure it's C:. -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist