Ted: > I had the same problem with my presario 5220 and I switched to installing > in linux text. You get the option at the very beginning of the install. Thank you for the response. I will try it to see if it works. Since this is not a production machine, I will post a message to the development list to see if they want me to try to diagnose it. Thanks, Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, JAMM Consulting, (972)612-6056, www.JAMMConsulting.com FREE! Valuable info on how your business can reduce operating costs by 17% or more in 6 months or less! => http://newsletter.JAMMConsulting.com