On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Janina Sajka wrote: simply install then move the data, including appropriate /etc > configurations, back over. Certainly seems more secure and less > experimental to me. I would say you are basically right, only how far would I have to go with the install? What I don't like is that I have to use speakup disk that are an older version than my present system, and I don't want to install the old kernel and base system etc. If I can just use the debian rescue and root disk to create my partitions and initialize them I don't have aproblem, but I'm trying to avoid having to use ppp at all and having to do a massive upgrade after I install. Cheryl