What you have suggested will make the MBR look normal again, but I don't think it will solve your problem. The MBR is written to just before the first reboot (after file copy). Based on your description I think it is probably a problem with your real mode cd driver. I would suggest you copy the files in the win98 directory to the hard drive and run setup from there. You can safely ignore copying the sub-directories to win98 on the CD. They are just junk anyway. ======= Kirk Wood Cpt.Kirk at 1tree.net Nothing is hard if you know the answer or are used to doing it.