Thanks to all, I was able to cure the problem in an unexpected way. I tried downloading one of those dos utils to view and kill the files (not LIST 'cuase it cost something, and I don't need that kind of help often) and they couldn't find the files either. I also tried attrib and still no luck.
I inserted the win98 CDROM and ran Setup.exe from the CD and it ignored all of that garbage about formatting a CD drive and successfully installed. Go figure! I know this was not a Linux problem (rarely do I have problems in Linux come to think of it) but thanks for your help. Hopefully my son won't trash the computer again anytime soon ... -- R. Haehnel __________________________________________________________________ Your favorite stores, helpful shopping tools and great gift ideas. Experience the convenience of buying online with Shop@Netscape! http://shopnow.netscape.com/ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.linux-learn.org/faqs
