I think some folks have lost sight of what the OP was suggesting -- a Bootable DVD made up of multiple CD images, which could be used to install as a DVD or loop-mount the DVD image and copy the individual CD images out. Apparently that's what the first Fedora DVDs were... a collection of CD images, or so someone here said. IF that were the case, I don't know why Fedora decided to drop that model in favor of a "real" DVD image, but that does make it difficult for people (like myself) who do not have a "bootable" DVD drive. I've got a DVD drive, but for some strange reason I can't seem to boot off it. Whether that's a BIOS issue or what, I don't know. I don't particularly care, either. It does not matter to me whether I boot off a "boot cd" and then install from the DVD or from a collection of CDs. I just need something that my system will boot. Also, not all of us are made of money and can afford to go out and buy the latest and greatest motherboard/CPU combo and the latest and greatest DVD / CD burner, etc. Some of us have to make do for several years. Not trying to sound argumentative, but some folks on this list seem to think that if you can't use a DVD, you should go out and buy all new hardware just so you can install off the DVD. I just thought I'd point that out.