WinXP Host P4 2.4GHz / 1.024GB RAM / 80 GB HDD VMWare 5.12888 Chose Legacy install so I can import it later to my ESX 2.5 server. Ergo, I chose SCSI 0:0 6GB, pre-allocated, all one file. Graphical install, chose all defaults except no SeLinux, no firewall Set my host name, otherwise, all default. Here was the only way I could get past not walking back and seeing a frozen screen, with non-responsive mouse. Choose MINIMAL install. Reboot, THEN go install what you want... Just in case, during install, I moved the mouse in slow motions the entire time... no idea if that actually helped, or just kept me "involved" =) GL. Richard.