beyond what i said in a previous response to a future posting you placed on this subject (ouch, brain) be CAREFUL with partition magic, or whatever program you use (fips/etc), defrag'ing windows isn't always reliable, it'll still keep fragmented files out towards the end of the disk. i have YET to find a decent defrag tool that'll move everything towards the center. > [for shortness - following broken thread under > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-list/2004-April/msg00686.html ] Time will end all my troubles, but I don't always approve of Time's methods. +( duncan brown +( duncanbrown@xxxxxxxxx +( http://www.linuxadvocate.net