I am struggling away here... looking through the old archives, found the advice: <<< boot with a floppy then login as root. Rerun lilo by using the <<<command lilo -v Since I went to /sbin/ and /etc looking for lilo and could not find it. I booted from the CDrom... Thanks, Michael Michael Hatzakis, Jr MD Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine University of Washington Medical Center Medical Director, Inpatient and Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs Puget Sound Veterans Administration Health Care System [EMAIL PROTECTED] (206) 277-1792 (206) 764-2263 Fax