I DO have a sick puppy..may need an operation..we think he ate something he shouldn't have. :( He's only 11 weeks old. :( Screw the pc..puppy comes first..I'll KICK the pc..not the puppy! *G* It's doing a checking file system on C: after installing...so..hopefully it's fine..we'll see. Jackie In a message dated 2/19/2007 4:45:09 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, cuffy10@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: It's a holiday so you don't need the sick puppy excuse ! If XP is installing the HDD must be alright. I'd let it run and kick the puppy once in awhile so the install doesn't hang. YMMV