>Maybe grub does something to the mbr? This was a machine previously having had Fedore Core 6 installed, with grub. The installer should be able to deal with that. "I'm not sure what is on this disk but if you proceed it is toast" is preferable to "sorry you are out of luck..." ***************************** New Site from The Kenzig Group! Windows Vista Links, list options and info are available at: http://www.VistaPop.com ***************************** To Unsubscribe, set digest or vacation mode or view archives use the below link. http://thethin.net/win2000list.cfm